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Sounds like a print spooler gone bad. you can turn it off in services. That
is the same name as my win2k spooler. I have it running all the time and it
uses no cpu. So HP probably screwed it up some way. Also maybe check the
priority...mine is set to normal.
----- Original Message -----
From: "gh" <gregh163@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Off Topic CPU usage
> Hi list;
> Thanks to all who replied with so many good suggestions.
> under task manager, processes, there is a program called spoolsv.exe
> running at 99%. that no doubt is the culprit. I am presuming it
> belongs to the HP printer, but it says System after it and not printer.
> Anyone have further suggestions as to what I should do from here. how
> do I ask that file to stop working, just rename it ? I could uninstall
> the printer again and see if that file disappears but maybe a lot of
> wasted work.
> since reinstalling the printer, at least, a computer is not crashing
> with the blue screen repeatedly.
>
> sorting through the Google search for windows XP tweaks is rather
> daunting. I was hoping to receive the document someone on the list had
> produced previously. probably a lot of us could use that document again
> at this time.
>
> thanks again.
>
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