Spoolsv.exe using 100% CPU

[aquaboy1976]

I have been searching and people say it is either clearing out c:\winnt\system32\spool\printers or that it is print jobs stuck in a printer (most people say image writer). None of this applies to me but spoolsv.exe is using 100% CPU.

Any ideas?

 

[bcastner]

Start, Run, net stop spooler
Use Explorer and delete any files found in winnt\system32\spool\printers
Start, Run, net start spooler

 

[aquaboy1976]

After stopping the printer spooler, there are no files located at winnt\system32\spool\printers.

 

[bcastner]

Then lets be a little more ambitous:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm