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- Spool Service & High CPU Usage
- Running a W2K Server on a small network with about 15 users. Serving up 4 network printers - 3 Kyocera FS-C5020N's, and an HP2200. Since adding the Kyocera's to the mix, I've had problems with the server performance degrading - with the spoolsvc.exe service using the majority of the CPU.Any...
- Tags: Analyticus, printer, spoolsvc.exe, spool service, high cpu usage, windows, CPU, server, job
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
Additional Resources
- Tech Tip: Move the printer spool folder to improve performance
- By default, Windows Server 2003 places the printer spool folder at %systemroot%System32SpoolPrinters. However, you can potentially increase system performance by moving the printer spool files to a different drive than the one that holds the operating system. ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows Server 2003 Tips Newsletter, Printer, Performance, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Technical articles 2004-03-12
- AbsolutePDF Spool Base (exe)
- AbsolutePDF Spool lets your legacy applications generate PDF files without the need for other expensive tools. The process is controlled with a very easy to use graphical user interface. No Adobe Acrobat required. Convert ASCII spool files to PDF with a click. Just extract your documents as an ASCII file...
- Tags: Adobe PDF, ASCII, absolutePDF
- Software downloads 2006-02-07
- TechBlog
- blog rootSpool Folder - pls advisemost of our users get printer error when they'r tried to print. i found that no enough disk space in the printer cluster to print. i deleted 1 file from the SPOOl folder. it works for us. can i delete all files in SPOOL folder?...
- Tags: Printers, kimy, Spool Folder
- Discussion threads 2005-06-18
- Tech Tip: Change the spool directory in Windows NT
- Follow these steps in NT to change the spool directory. Occasionally, you may notice that your print server may hang when logging onto or stopping and restarting the spooler service. This occurs because of an overly large number of documents in the spool folder....
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows NT Newsletter, Folder, Printer, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Technical articles 2004-07-26
- Spool Folder - pls advise
- most of our users get printer error when they'r tried to print. i found that no enough disk space in the printer cluster to print. i deleted 1 file from the SPOOl folder. it works for us. can i delete all files in SPOOL folder? what will happen if i...
- Tags: kimy, printer, Spool Folder, windows
- Q&A 2005-06-18
- Printer Spool stuck when power off or Queue
- Error "The Print spooler was unable to connect to your printer. This can be caused by your printer being turned off, the cable beingunplugged, or being connected to a VPN, which will block you access to you local networkYour document will print when the printer becomes avaiable."Above popup comes on...
- Tags: Printers, forhad.uddin@..., printer
- Discussion threads 2007-03-20
- Move the printer spool folder in Windows Server 2003
- You can potentially increase system performance in Windows Server 2003 by moving the printer spool files to a different drive than the one that holds the operating system. In this quick Windows Server 2003 tip, Scott Lowe tells you how. By default, Windows Server 2003 places the printer spool...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Printers, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Scott Lowe MCSE, printer, Windows Server 2003 Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
- Technical articles 2005-09-06
- Print spooler & queue
- In win2k Printserver , i have about 50 printer configured for print spooler. sometimes in print queue some of the print hangs with error & you cannot delete it from queue, it remains there with the error. how do we delete this print without restarting the pooler service.Given...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000
- Q&A 2005-10-07
- Recovering A Print Job in Windows Server 2003
- I am the network admin for my company and I was pushed into the role. A user came to me today asking if there was a way for me to reprint a file from last week that he did not save. I am going to attempt to find it in...
- Tags: Printers, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, mnibert@..., job, network
- Discussion threads 2007-09-11
- Canon C555 Printer Does Not Spool Peachtree Accounting Print Jobs
- I upgraded my computer and OS from Win98 to WinXP Home. I am using the same printer (Canon C555) but with a USB printer cable, instead of the old serial cable. I also am using the old Win98 accounting software (Peachtree Complete for Windows V5.0). On the older Win98 OS...
- Tags: Printers, philip.r@..., job, printer, Canon Inc., Peachtree, Canon C555 Printer, Canon C555
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- Tech Tip: Move the Windows XP print spool folder
- Find out how to move the print spool folder from its default location on the main hard drive to a second hard drive to improve the print server's responsiveness. If you've set up a Windows XP system to act as a print server on your...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Folder, Print Server, Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Server, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Technical articles 2004-08-13
- Input/output error on file in /var/mail
- ls: root: Input/output errorWhy can I not read the root file. It seems to be there but I can't access it - even as root. Is there a premission violatioin (at some directory level?).I was able to create a test file in the /var/spool/mail directory while logged in...
- Tags: Henry Eh..., I/O, Input/output error, linux, permission
- Q&A 2004-12-07
- Excel/VBA - using spool when accessing database
- I'm testing a simple VBA code which reads data from a remote mySQL DB and displays it in an Excel worksheet. Everything works fine until I print the sheet(Print/Print preview or Cute PDF).After printing, the DB access becomes painfully slow. The cure is to Exit and reopen the worksheet.I can...
- Tags: arild@..., Create, CREATE DIRECTORY, Create Directory Access, database, excel, Microsoft Excel, mySQL DB, NAME COLLISION Options, printing, spooling, VBA, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-11-23
- Form Print Spooler For Excel (exe)
- This Form Print Spooler Program for Microsoft Excel will allow a user to design and spool print an unlimited amount of serialized blank forms. It has the capability to spool print single page, half page, and two forms per page forms. If you have access to blank carbon-copy type multi-page...
- Tags: Form, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2005-10-04
- High Volume Network Printer Problem
- Hi,Basically we have a high volume Xerox 2060 colour printer which is in constant use by two types of users.1) NT4 workstation clients printing from various applications via a printer setup on a standard TCP/IP port. The job is then re-spooled by the 2060's Fiery Spool server.2) Win2K Telnet clients...
- Tags: Fiery, it management, jty@..., network, network printer, printer, printing, server
- Q&A 2004-10-30
- Configure print spooling in Windows 2000 Professional
- Spool to where?Note that by default your spooled files are created on the system (ie: normally C) drive, which can be a pain as its easy for someone to generate enough files to fill the drive. You can locate the spool folder on another drive by selecting "File" / "Server...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, GrPaKi, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Printing in HP Laserjet 1020
- My oe of customer has A PC Celeron 1.7 GHz, with Windows 98 OS, we installed a new HP Lasejet 1010 USB Interface. Printer is installed but the problem is when we give the command to print from any softwares or test page, it print but if we give second...
- Tags: printing, HP LaserJet 1020, printer, shuja52, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP LaserJet
- Q&A 2006-07-17
- Quick Tip: Improving Windows XP print spooling performance when using printer pools
- As you know, the spool folder is an area on the hard disk that Windows uses to store print jobs as they are being printed. By default, the spool folder is located on the C: drive at C:WinSystem32SpoolPrinters.Since a print server managing a printer pool will be receiving multiple jobs...
- Tags: spool folder, printer, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, hard drive, performance
- Technical articles 2004-01-20
- print spooler error
- this problem has shut down my printing from my computerStop the Print Spooler servicefrom Control Panel—Administrative Tools—Services, delete all files in C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolPRINTERS and then restart the Print Spooler service.
- Tags: agendavis@..., Print Spooler Service, Print Spooler
- Discussion threads 2007-09-14
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