Re: Windows Server 2003 Print Spooler Service Crashes

From: Andrew (andrewwibrew_at_NOSPAMdial.pipex.com)
Date: 02/26/04


Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:31:55 -0000

Hi Lydia,

I am having exactly the same problem, process spoolsv.exe (Print Spooler
Service) cpu usage is over 90% (when its not printing). Did you find the
hotfix?

Thanks,

Andrew

"Lydia" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12c301c3fa49$5f80a990$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I am having trouble with the spooler service crashing and
> print jobs hanging in the print que. The only way to solve
> the problem is to stop and restart the spooler service or
> reboot. This happens randomly throughout the day. I read
> in another post from December that there is an unpublished
> hotfix for this problem. If anyone has received the hotfix
> from Microsoft and know what the hotfix number would you
> post it here?
> >.
> Under administrative tools - services - print spooler -
> properties - recovery tab. Be sure the first attempt says
> RESTART, 2nd attempt RESTART, subsequent attempts
> RESTART. This should keep you from having to stop and
> restart the service manually or reboot.



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