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1 document pending in printer queue in System Tray that won't go away
Edit: I didn't want to do it, but I restarted my computer - cleared the problem right away.
Though if I were running a Windows 2003/2008 server, I would hate to have to restart the domain controller ...
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Print spooler starts and automatically stops when “Add Printer” clicked
I am facing tough time with this print spooler. Don't know what is wrong with it.
Attached is the screenshot 1:
The above error message makes you feel that print spooler is not running but I ...
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How might one improve the responsiveness of an Internet Printing Protocol printer?
I've got a Samsung ML-2851 printer, which I've connected to my laptop using Internet Printing Protocol. (This is done because I want the machine accessible outside of my university's firewall, so that ...
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Print Spooler Service Unexpectedly Terminated
On my 64bit laptop, the print spooler service has been terminating unexpectedly (Microsoft's words) for the past day. I've looked at the event log and it just tells me happened, not why. Are there ...
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Printing to two Printers at the same time
I have two thermal receipt printers installed on a PC.
Is there a way to print to two printers at the same time?
Using Windows XP.
It will be printed via browser.
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Data Execution Prevention (DEP) still disabling programs after it has been disabled
After installing a disk encryption tool, Data Execution Prevention (DEP) starts killing the Spooler Subsystem. This is a known issue with this encryption program and the fix is to set DEP to run on ...
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Where is the print spooler data stored in Windows 7?
Where are files generated by printer drivers stored in Windows 7? I mean the intermediate file generated by the printer driver when we click "Print".
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Print Spooler keeps stopping. Windows XP SP3
A Windows XP SP3 PC keeps stopping the Print Spooler job. This happens for both a normal user and a local admin account. If we restart the service and try to add a printer, we get an error that the ...
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Windows 7 Print Spooler causing Word to crash
I've been looking into this problem on one of my client networks for a couple of weeks now, trying different things.
I found this post on Microsoft Technet from a guy having exactly the same ...
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How to get names of files spooled for printing?
I need to get names of all files spooled for printing. How can I do this in Unix?
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Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close
I have users at my work place on a couple different types of machines, all running Windows XP x86 SP3 that constantly experience the spooler subsystem app error, leading to constant crashes and ...
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Printer Spooler fails to start
My print spooler has suddenly stopped working on Win 7.
There are no printers visible in Devices and Printers though the total count is still there. When I go to Add a printer i receive the error:
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Data Execution Preventing Popup
After uninstalling a couple print drivers and restarting my system, I got this weird Data Execution Prevention popup window (see attachment). It's weird because it states that it shut down the ...
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spoolsv.exe error when printing to shared printer (Windows 7 -> Windows XP home)
I have an HP Photosmart C5383 installed on a Windows XP Home PC. I got a notebook with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, to upgrade my older Vista Home Premium 32-bit machine. I have shared this printer ...
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Print Spooler Service to Automatic (Delayed Start) causes Error 87
I'm running Windows Vista SP2 Home Premium 32-Bit, with a Lexmark X5450 All-In-One Printer.
Whenever I try to change the Print Spooler Service from Automatic/Manual/Disabled to Automatic (Delayed ...
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Printer randomly going offline
I have 6 networked computers running Windows XP Pro, 2 of which have a Shinko CHC-S2145 attached and shared. The driver in use is v1.4 and, although I can't find reference to it on the website, was ...
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Print spooler consumes over 1GB of memory
Suddenly, on a Windows Vista Business workstation I manage, the Windows print spooler service is consuming over 1GB of memory.
I got the call this morning that the user could not print. I discovered ...
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What does the “Enable Advanced Printing Features” option do?
When I go to look at a printer's properties in Windows XP, I see a checkbox for "Enable Advanced Printing Features." What does this option do?
(Specifically, I'm using a Zebra S4M label printer, but ...
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What directory are spooled print files written to in Windows XP?
I just need to know where the temporary files are written to when a printer is configured to spool before printing.
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Why does Windows spooler require an administrator account?
Does anyone know what changes I might need to make to allow restricted users to print using a printer configured for spooling?
My Windows XP SP3 system currently requires me to use an Admin account ...
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When my printer fails to print with only “printer error” as the message, how can I find details?
Setup:
Windows XP, all patches and driver updates applied
Dell Latitude D620 in the docking station
HP color laserjet 2550L
Parallel cable
Sometimes when I undock (and I do suspend before ...
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Printer offline until spooler service is restarted
Has anyone experienced a situation where a printer appears as offline until the Spooler service is restarted? Any thoughts?
Steps I have tried:
Updating to the latest print driver (for Vista ...
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spoolsv.exe consumes all CPU and RAM resources
Consider a Windows 7 x64 installation with 2 printers installed. The system has 8GB installed RAM. One printer is a Brother laser MFC-8220 Printer via TCP/IP, and the other is a CutePDF printer.
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PendingFileRenameOperations repeatedly populated by printer drivers after Windows 7 upgrade
On my new Windows 7 machine (Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit upgrade from Vista), I find that something with the printer drivers is repeatedly adding settings to the PendingFileRenameOperations key in the ...
