spoolsv

If the printer can be connected to USB see if that helps the CPU utilization

to delete the print job

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;162365
How to Delete Print Jobs That Will Not Print

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Microsoft Printing Team
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"Dweise" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I can't delete a print job in the printer queue and now
> the SPOOLSV.exe is taking 100% of my CPU. How do I stop
> this from happening??

What is spoolsv.exe - and how can I stop this program using 99% of cpu usage
and preventing me from installing printer software?

Dateline Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:53:56 +0100 from D.J.Smith
<kenite@ntlworld.com>:

> What is spoolsv.exe - and how can I stop this program using 99% of cpu usage
> and preventing me from installing printer software?

http://www.google.com/search?
q=spoolsv+service&sourceid=mozilla&start=0&start=0 &ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"You find yourself amusing, Blackadder."
"I try not to fly in the face of public opinion."

It's the print spooler... and the usual way is to uninstall the printer,
check for updated drivers at the manufacturer's website and then reinstall
correctly.
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"D.J.Smith" <kenite@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> What is spoolsv.exe - and how can I stop this program using 99% of cpu
> usage and preventing me from installing printer software?
>