re: spoolsv.exe CPU usage 100% Duron
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 6:36 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Neel
(1 messages posted)
Under certain circumstances I am still facing this problem.
I have an XP machine connected to linksys print server (which is connected to a
HP printer) back to back. I am adding network printer on IPP port 631.
In one particular IPAddress (192.168.1.1) and port 631 combination, spoolsv.exe hangs.
I have done all that is mentioned i.e. deteled files in spool\PRINTERS directory,
installed all printer drivers, modified registries as indicated on Microsoft website,
even deleted all the printer ports and added them again.
Am totally baffled with the problem. Maybe at some time this IP and port combination
turned bad but there must be some way to get it back.
On Friday, November 2, 2007 at 8:22 am, Charlie wrote:
>Found this post on another site...work great so I thought I'd pass it on:
>--------------------------
>tim's journal
>Figuring out the world... one day at a time.
>« The Library of Alexandria | Main | The IPIX patent »
>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!
>
>Semi-update
>I'm glad that this post has been of use to you. It drove me crazy too. In my particular
>case the problems started occuring again after a couple days. This happend because
>the 'bad' spooler files were coming from another computer on the network. Once that
>person gave up printing that file, the madness stopped. If you are on your own,
chances
>are it is just a corrupt print file that needs to be cleared out.
>
>BTW, if you would like to contribute, one way to do it is to make a link to this
>page using the keyword 'spoolsv.exe'. Spread the love!
>
>spoolsv.exeAlso, if
>you need inkjet cartridges and toners, checkout Inkblvd. They are having a free
shipping
>promotion on orders
>
>
>
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