James
Not able to give you the 'ANSWER' or instant fix without getting a lot more
information.
Most PCs that I have tuned in the last months have a whole lot more running
on them than just XP. SPOOLSV.EXE is a system application that should take
about 552 Kb memory and 00% CPU when you are not printing or writing files
[to disk, CD, FDD or some internet sharing crap like Napster]. Without
knowing what applications are installed, one cannot hit the 'bulls eye' with
a first response.
That said, you could give your PC a TUNE UP. In order to tune up your PC
you could review this article from PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/prin...,113909,00.asp
You should also check to see that the programmes / applications on the
System Tray [next to the clock] are really needed. Some folks install
software for a PDA that automatically launches on SYSTEM STARTUP and this
will slow down the PC as it may constantly poll the COM port [serial or
USB]. Another example of this is an application for an MP3 player; and so
on.
Make sure you stop all unnecessary applications from starting up when you
turn on the PC.
regards
BAR
"James Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a brand new system running Windows XP. After about
> two weeks I noticed that the performance on this system,
> with a Pentium 4-2.8GHz processor and 512MB RAM, is
> running slower than the ancient computer it replaced. I
> ran the Task Manager and saw that the spoolsv.exe program
> is taking 99% of system resources. In other words, the
> system is maxed out trying to run this program. I have
> tried setting the system back to a previous date before
> this problem happened, with no change. I ran Windows XP
> install to repair the OS, with no change.
>
> My "support" people at Dell are telling me to re-install
> the operating system. I'm not going to do this. Either
> they can replace this system or do it themselves. Does
> anybody know what might cause this problem?
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