| Bewertung | Urteil | Verfasser |
 | Printer Spooler Service
| Alex |
 | It keeps taking up my entire CPU, clogging the system. I have Windows2000, and I don't know how a printer spooler can use 90+ percent of my CPU for 10+ minutes!
| Johnny B |
| könnte möglicherweise u.a. den Taskmanager unterbinden!!!
Quelle: Link
| GinChiller |
| Die spoolsv.exe gehört zu Windows. Sie sorgt dafür das Druckaufträge nacheinander an den Drucker gesendet werden, und neue Druckaufträge ordnungsgemäss in die Druckerwarteschlange eingereiht werden.
| ATZE |
| I had this problem on one of our computers. As it turns out, there were print jobs waiting - not on our installed printer - but on Microsoft Image Writer. These print jobs were terminated and all is back to normal.
Quelle: Link
| Dystaxia |
 | unaware of the true reason why my laptop has been slowed to 10 minutes per operation, "spoolsv.exe" persists through my anti-virus scans and stops normal operation in order to re-boot--also with windows 2000.
| ben |
| Careful...This one is a worm...quite typicaly found in your computer...if it is delete immediatly...
| JFSU |
| it's a windows file, it's not a freakin' virus people.
| strebor |
| I'm experiencing the same as Johnny. Spooler is using over 50+ percent of CPU time and there are no print jobs waiting to be spooled.
| Annoyed |
| It's a spooler. When i deleted this file, I don't know why i couldn't boot i had to reinstall windows.
| Manu |
| It's just a windows file. It running in my processes right now and I KNOW it isn't a virus
| Bryant |
| I had the CPU takeover problem, but like Ben said, it was because of print jobs on the Microsoft Office writer, not the actual printer. Go to control panel/printers and faxes and check all printers for waiting jobs.
| Tommy |
 | It *could* be a backdoor for hackers. But it is also a valid Windows file. Be careful. This file opened a backdoor and was not detected as the backdoor.ciadoor.b trojan.
Quelle: Link
| Neomonk |
 | Printer spooler - harmless, but it takes surprisingly a lot of memory.
| Van |
| Ist ein offizielles Windows-Programm unter System32. Wollte allerdings ohne ersichtlichen Grund ins IN. Hab ich untersagt und keine negativen Folgen bemerkt.
| Gero |
| If the spoolsv.exe seems to be causing problems on your computer, you simply have a slow computer. It is NOT a virus, it is installed with Windows and is required for printing. Try defragmenting your hardrives before accusing Windows system process of being viruses. It only uses about 3 MB of RAM on my computer.
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| It's a print spooling application, but is easily targeted for spyware and/or worms. I recently removed it from a friends comp. Along with it came several adware bundlers and a king-kong sized headache.
| joe |
| I agree with strebor. It's the Windows print spooler. If it's taking up CPU resources, you probably have a bad printer driver. Delete all the printers from your printers folder, then reboot.
| Troy |
| This file causes no damage as a windows file, However, the filename has been used before by some virii. No threat unless you download a virus.
| Gemquist |
| I had the same problem that Spoolsv was using most of my CPU all the time... but as Dystaxia said there were printjobs waiting on the Microsoft Image Writer, I deleted the print jobs on the Image Writer and now it works fine again
| Rieky |
| It is a necessary file so leave it for gods sake. Variations of the name can be a worm but this actual file is essential for windows to operate.
| Paul |
 | It will use some of your ram, but if you run your computer right it will not slow it down really any bit. Mine averages 5,000 K. If you do have a problem do like Tommy said and it should work well.
| Nick |
| die nimmt die ressourcen von der CPU mit über 90% in anspruch und Bremst den PC gewaltig aus, auch wenn man ihn aus dem Windows Task Manager Löscht so setzt er sich wider rein ohne das der Drucker benötigt wird.
Quelle: Link
| speedcroft |
| Its cloging my system and i dotn even have a printer!
| joey |
| spoolsv.exe is sometimes just a alias and a trojan/backdoor ect ect would be under the covers doing its job. My recommendations is to scan that file for anything
| Andy |
| i don't have any print jobs... i guess it's another windows security flaw being exploited
| rick |
| If located in system32, it's the Windows Print Spooler - which is _safe_ and _not_ a virus! If it's located somewhere else, it's most likely a trojan, trying to fake you with a bogus name.
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| Spoolsv.exe is taking 99% of my resources.
| Ker |
| Same problem -100%cpu usage
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| Right now, my firewall (Zone Alarm) is warning me that spoolsv.exe is requesting access to the internet!?
| Tom Smith |
| It just take 131MB of my memory.....really annoying
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| IT IS a worm or trojan. It is a Windows printer spooler, yeah, but about 5 different types of backdoors name themselves "SPOOLSV.EXE" also. If your task manager shows the normal processes, except they dont have a user name next to them, this could be the problem...
| Scott |
| it took all my cpu, and it was my fault. This file is coordinating your printing/faxing actions. If you are in a network, one printer could have been installed not properly. Also, most of the times it's only the Microsoft Office Image Writer that as a list of prints to do.
| Ben |
| If it's so innocent, why would a print spooler need to acces the internet, for crying out loud?!
| Downstrike |
| Pues este archivo esta de la chingada, ya que manda a la madre al equipo en cuanto a rendimiento, pero todo esto sucede porque en WinXP trata de alcanzar las impresoras en red a las que tiene acceso.
Quelle: Link
| Mexican Cabrón |
| Es ist zwar der Drucker-Spooler, aber warum will der aufs Internet zugreifen?!? Das meldet nämlich meine Firewall (ZoneAlarm 5)
| m@rt!n |
| I had the same problem with spoolsv.exe taking 100% CPU. A Virus Scan showed me it was infected with Worm.Agobot.30.AP... AVG Antivirus healed the file and now it's all back to normal. By the way, AGOBOT often also infects csrss.exe...
Quelle: Link
| Albux |
| This program keeps running and using up all my CPU, even after i close it from the task manager. I have not printed anything in the recent past so I believe there is no reason for it to be running and especially to start back up after close it! For now i have put it in Quarantine
| Lindsay |
| The only thing I wold like to know is why a "spooler" has to access the internet? As far as I know, a spooler puts into memory printing jobs so that the printer can print without locking up the computer that is printing. There should be no reason For a " spooler" to need access to the internet.
| hacker |
| My wife activated the MS Office60 day trial version on a brand New HP Athlon 3200+ (hardly a slow computer as suggested) and it loaded MS Office Image Writer (as I found out). Instantly the computer seemed to come to a near stand still. I checked Task Manager and found spoolsv.exe using over 90% cpu usage. I deleted MS Office Image Writer print job... problem solved.
| Johnny |
| It was taking up 98% of my CPU, so after reading these comments I checked the printer waiting list. Sure enough there was something sitting there from yesterday. I tried to remove it but it wouldn't go, until I switched the printer back on. Behold, document no longer in queue, computer back up to speed
| Kim |
| My system was running very slowly, I could not get on Google or any other site. My Windows Task Manager showed that this file was running at 98% of my processes. I ran my virus software, my firewall kept saying this file was trying to access the internet. Once I had cleared the viruses out of my system(MSN introduced) my system ran normally.
| Claire Draper |
| My spool was also running at 100%cpu did research and two reason i found for this was that it could be a virus and it could be a print job in microsoft image writer que. My solution was that there was a print job in the que. I just cancel the job and it was fixed "no more spoolvs.exe running at 100% cpu"
| thien |
| asking zonelabs it says that spoolsv is required so that outlook can access the internet, I have just tested it and it is not true. Well, loads of programs also word.exe tries to access the internet without reason. Just block it.
| umm |
| It occurred due to a failure in a print/fax job, to fix the problem go to: control panel - admin. tools - services ; click on print spooler click stop , give a break (2 mins) then click start and all is ok again :)
| Z@her |
| This was bugging me for 2 days and then I checked the printer que per suggestion, sure enough there was a test page waiting to be printed... DON'T DELETE THE FILE W/OUT CHECKING PRINT JOBS FIRST!
| td |
| Same problem..it used 97% of my processor, I solved it by getting rid of the print job on microsoft image writer...and now my problems are gone...thanks who ever put that on first.
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| Some spoolsv's check the internet for updates - Hewlett Packards especially. You can get a patch from the HP site if you are using an HP printer.
| Camelmeister |
| Found something !!! : Spooler Failure Causes High CPU Usage in the Winlogon.exe and Spoolsv.exe Processes on a Windows 2000 Terminal Server
Quelle: Link
| ND |
| As mentioned by many others, delete any jobs from the print queues and this will stop the processor from going bezerk.
| Hap |
| Rieky is correct. The MS Image Writer had jobs waiting and I cleared those and now the CPU usage is normal
| jobrien |
| it can be infected with some trojans... Use your antivirus software, update it, and remove this suck
| HeyBaby |
| If it tries to access the 'net/network but you don't have a network printer, it's a bit suspicious.
| Anon. |
| In my case it was a worm with such name that caused a DoS attacks from my computer...
| Vic |
| Solution for XP users with High CPU Usage in Spoolsv.exe
Quelle: Link
| ND |
| on peut pas avoir un ptit com en fr svp ? =)
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| spoolsv.exe hogging 99% of cpu - the fix. Here's the fix. First, get some breathing room - go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services and stop the Print Spooler. Turn off the printer. Now go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS and delete the files there. I found '00020.SHD' and '00020.SPL'. Now turn your printer back on and restart the service. Check task manager, spoolsv.exe should be at 00%. Whew!
| rmann |
| my computer is clogging 99% recurses...
| Ilha |
| We've picked one called spoolsvs.exe off two computers, both launching DOS attacks against websites.
| Dave@CMU |
| spoolsv took 100% of resources. Found unprinted files
| trickyt |
| It seems to me that if its giving you probs, then just dont let it access the internet and just end process, i know its a pain but in these times its needed
| paulos |
| This problem is easy to fix. Hold Cntrl,Alt and Del till Task manager pops up. Hit the process tab. Highlight Sopoolsv.exe line. Hit end process. Close task manager. Open start, printers and fax. Right click each printer, fax or writer with pending jobs and hit delete all jobs. Once they clear the cpu will be freed. Problem is caused by trying to write to a output device that is not or not properly installed. Don't do that.
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| I had a friend who's computer kept freezing and when I checked the processes I found that spoolsv.exe was hogging the proccessor. I stopped the service through Control Panel and that did not help. But canceling all of the Documents out of the Printers did. All is Well now.
| Lorin |
| Its easy to fix the problem of using the CPU for 100%; just delete the print jobs you have in the printer list and you will see that the CPU use is going down to +/- 25% or 10% You don't have to reboot Your PC!!!
| Ken |
| I restarted the print spooler service and CPU dropped back dow to normal.
| rmann II |
| Its easy to fix the problem of using the CPU for 100%
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| rmann Thank You Very Much!!! You were right in 100%!!! I've had the same problem with file "spoolsv.exe" blocking all my CPU. I've bought good spyware software to get rid of this problem but it didn't solve the problem. Then I entered this website and risked to do what You've said, because I was in need to restore my laptop CPU power. And it worked perfectly!!!! Thanks once more!!!! Good luck!!!!
| Lukasz Tronina |
| This file causes my Internet Explorer to be blocked. The connections all work and my computer can ping / be pinged, yet my internet doesn't work. After some experimentation, I ended this process tree and now the internet works flawlessly. I searched my hard drive for instances of this. I found 4. 2 of them were windows files (SYSTEM 32 and a SERVICE PACK), but the other two were a bit out of the ordinary. I promptly deleted the other two, and now my system has no problems. =)
| HY |
| The CPU is consumed because your printer is shared on the internet and there is a "virus" outthere that sends print jobs to your computer!!! Solution: disable print sharing!
| Michel Turcotte, author of Win-Hand at "MT Impossible" |
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