Spoolsv.exe

[Theo2k]

Hello everyone!

I got windows 2003 and I have problem with the spooler. Spoolsv.exe raises CPU usage to 100% and I'm unable to do anything. Once I stop the service (spooler.exe) everything is back to normal. No matter whether I have printers configure or not still the same problem. Any suggestions?

Regards

Theo

 

[tsuji]

Hello Theo2k,

Check out the following quote from ng, answered by Bill Peele of MS :

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&th=f4686895b152f717&rnum=1

From: Bill Peele [MS] (bpeele@online.microsoft.com)
Subject: RE: 2003 spoolsv.exe 100% CPU

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Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.printing
Date: 2004-03-19 10:35:51 PST


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>From: googlenews@hotmail.com (Luther Miller)
>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.printing
>Subject: 2003 spoolsv.exe 100% CPU
>Date: 18 Mar 2004 14:56:59 -0800

>We have a Windows 2003 Server that we are using for file and print sharing. I have noticed that performance on the server often degrades, and that "spoolsv.exe" is often eating up close to 100% CPU.

>We have three printers attached to the machine:
>HP Laserjet 4000
>Canon D761 Copier/Laser
>HP 6110xi inkjet all-in-one

>All of them have the latest drivers.

>Any ideas what could be causing this behavior? I didn't see anything useful in the KB.
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Check the following registry key for third-party monitors, removing any non-default monitors after exporting the key as a backup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors

The default port monitors are:

AppleTalk Printing Devices (When Services for Macintosh is installed)
BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor
Windows NT Fax Monitor
LPR Port

Check the following registry key for third-party print providers, removing any non-default print providers after exporting the key as a backup:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers

The default print providers are:

Internet Print Provider
LanMan Print Services

We would then need to stop and restart the Print Spooler service for these changes to take affect. Once this is done watch the Spoolsv.exe process to see if it still uses a high percentage of CPU.

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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regards - tsuji

 

[Theo2k]

Hello tsuji,

Thank you much for the info. It worked really well. I had in the registry - keys from other printer manufactures that was causing the spooler to ping at 100%..

Thank you again