Brian is da man for stuff like this (having solved a print spooler crashing issue for me in the past, which I was eternally grateful for)
In the interim I've used AppSense Performance Manager to great effect in limiting the available CPU cycles to the Spooler service - doesn't solve the issue but certainly reduces the pain :-) Cheers, JR Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -----Original Message----- From: Brian Desmond <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected]: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:25:15 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Reply-to: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: Print Spooler Troubleshooting Same offer I made last week. If you capture a hang dump (using adplus) of the process when it is spinning at 100%, I can have a look. Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelsey, John Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:32 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [NTSysADM] Print Spooler Troubleshooting Since the list is so quiet, here's one that I'm stuck on. Windows 2003 server hosting a pile of printers, about 150 of them. For some reason now out of the blue, the print spooler service is sucking up 100% of the CPU. Print jobs eventually print, but they take f o r e v e r. I suspect a bum driver somewhere, but I'm not aware of any recent changes. Even when I cycle the service, it jumps to 100% within a few seconds even if its not currently processing a job. Is there a way to see which printer/driver is causing the spooler service to spike to 100% ? Or any other suggestions are welcome! Thanks all! ************************************* John C. Kelsey DuBois Regional Medical Center *: 814.375.3073 * : 814.375.4005 *: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ************************************* This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments.
