The following is from a Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=spoolsv.exe+cpu+100%
Just one of a number of hits......seems you are not alone with the
spoolsv.exe problem. If this doesn't remedy your situation, there are a lot
of references at the above search site. Also, I would highly recommend
getting Process Explorer, free, from
www.sysinternals.com . This is a LOT
better than Task Manager in that it will tell you *every* process that is
running on your machine and the % of cpu it is using on a real time basis.
Amongst its' many features, it allows you to kill processes.
http://torque.oncloud8.com/archives/000384.html
July 13, 2004
spoolsv.exe hogging 99% of cpu - the fix
I came into lab to find the printer printing strange ASCII characters, one
line per page, and a basically inoperably slow PC. Checking Task Manager, I
found the culprit - one spoolsv.exe at 99% cpu which I killed. About 30
seconds later, the cpu was once again clogged by a revived app. Here's the
fix. First, get some breathing room - go to Control Panel, Administrative
Tools, Services and stop the Print Spooler. Turn off the printer. Now go to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS and delete the files there. I found
'00020.SHD' and '00020.SPL'. Now turn your printer back on and restart the
service. Check task manager, spoolsv.exe should be at 00%. Whew!
Heirloom, old and hope it works for you
