Sharing Printer Slows Computer Down

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I have a computer running XP Home with Service Pack 2, and when I turn on
Sharing for the printer, the computer slows down to an almost inoperable
speed. If I end the Spoolsv.exe via task manager, the speed goes back to
normal. If I disable Sharing on the printer, it works fine. Re-enable
sharing, and it slows down again.

I have tried new drivers for the printer, have tried a different printer
with the same result. I have tried uninstalling the Service Pack 2 and
reinstalling SP2 off a MS CD. Once it was reinstalled, I turned on Sharing
for the printer, and it slowed down again.

I thought this problem had been fixed in SP2? Its not the printer drivers,
it's not a specific printer as I've tried a different brand and model of
printer with the same result.

If anyone has any ideas I'd be happy to hear them. I thought maybe there was
a temp file stuck in the 'spool' directory, but there weren't any spooled
jobs there.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Darryl
 
Hi

No it is a Brohter HL1440 and I've also tried a Canon BJC 4650 with the same
results. As I said in the original post, I have tried up to f=date drivers
from the manufacturers websites for both printers. As soon as I enabled
sharing on either one .. or both ... the pc slows down.

Thanks anyway.

Darryl
 
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