Spoolsv.exe taking processes

[Guest]

Lately I have encountered a problem for which I have been unable to find a resolution. The spooler service on one of our domain controllers which also serves a print server will take up 40% of the processor even with no print jobs being submitted. To remedy this I need to restart the service but I don't want to be doing that. Also some workstation have exibitted the same behavior. Both the server and workstions have been windows 2000 SP4 machines.

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

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Lately I have encountered a problem for which I have been unable to
find a resolution. The spooler service on one of our domain
controllers which also serves a print server will take up 40% of the
processor even with no print jobs being submitted. To remedy this I
need to restart the service but I don't want to be doing that. Also
some workstation have exibitted the same behavior. Both the server
and workstions have been windows 2000 SP4 machines.

try moving the spool file location

create a folder on a drive with sufficient space
the folder can be called whatever you want but spooler is
probably best ;o)

now goto
Start
Settings
Printers
<Printers Folder opens>
File
Server Properties
<Print server properties opens>
Advanced tab

enter the path of the spool folder you created previously

click OK

goto

Start
Run
type
CMD
click OK

<CMD prompt opens>

type
NET STOP SPOOLER
press enter

<Spooler stops>

type
NET START SPOOLER

<Spooler starts>


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