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A challenge for the XP experts

Started by Peterdixon , Feb 25 2011 05:42 AM

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Peterdixon

Posted 25 February 2011 - 05:42 AM

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Hey everyone

My PC at work has an annoying niggle which I can't solve no matter what I try.

Whenever I print a document (From any program, Word, Excel, Firefox, Adobe, Firefox etc) the print spooler takes up 100% of the CPU usage meaning the machine slows right down.

I now have the Services window as a quick launch item on the menu bar so I can restart the Print Spooler after each print which solves the problem and it returns to normal usage.

I have tried a couple of things a while ago, but I cant quite remember what so it might be best to start from the beginning in terms of problem solving

Its been like this for a while now so I'm used to restarting the Spoolsv.exe process after each print, its just if someone else uses my computer and they dont know, it can get frustrating for them.

Any help will be great!

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