Comments for devhen.wordpress.com http://devhen.wordpress.com Linux, Open Source, CentOS, Fedora, Freedom... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Windows: spoolsv.exe Using 99% CPU by Daryll http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2661 Daryll Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:55 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2661 what does spoolsv.exe do? is it helpful or is it harmful? it only uses the cpu 50% but i am concerned if it's a threat to my pc....if i disable it i might just mess things up.....maybe i cant be able to print what does spoolsv.exe do? is it helpful or is it harmful? it only uses the cpu 50% but i am concerned if it’s a threat to my pc….if i disable it i might just mess things up…..maybe i cant be able to print

]]> Comment on Windows: spoolsv.exe Using 99% CPU by Kevin Cotreau http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2660 Kevin Cotreau Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:02 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2660 I had a very similar problem with every workstation in a network environment. Spoolsv.exe was eating the CPU cycles and more. The issues were that the repeated tries to communicate with the server by spoolsv.exe were killing the performance of the workstations (50-99% utilization), and they were eating up the bandwidth on a gigabit network. Outlook's very slow connecting to Exchange was an obvious sign of the loss of bandwidth. The issue in my case was a corrupted printer on the server, and in particular, it was something to do with the network path (\\servername\printer). The resolution was that I ultimately killed the printer on the server. Then on each workstation killed spoolsv.exe, deleted the printer that was trying to get to the server, then restarted the spooler service. At that point, reinstalling the printer on both server and workstations fixed everything. For those not in a corporate network environment, I do recommend that you stop the spooler service and clean out the \windows\system32\spool\printers folder, but then also install and run Spybot for "usage tracks". This deletion of usage tracks by Spybot can fix this type of ghost connection problem. I have found it to be especially helpful when a computer is trying to connect to a server that is no longer there (renamed or removed). All the best, Kevin Cotreau MCSE+I, MCNE I had a very similar problem with every workstation in a network environment. Spoolsv.exe was eating the CPU cycles and more.

The issues were that the repeated tries to communicate with the server by spoolsv.exe were killing the performance of the workstations (50-99% utilization), and they were eating up the bandwidth on a gigabit network. Outlook’s very slow connecting to Exchange was an obvious sign of the loss of bandwidth.

The issue in my case was a corrupted printer on the server, and in particular, it was something to do with the network path (\\servername\printer).

The resolution was that I ultimately killed the printer on the server. Then on each workstation killed spoolsv.exe, deleted the printer that was trying to get to the server, then restarted the spooler service.

At that point, reinstalling the printer on both server and workstations fixed everything.

For those not in a corporate network environment, I do recommend that you stop the spooler service and clean out the \windows\system32\spool\printers folder, but then also install and run Spybot for “usage tracks”.

This deletion of usage tracks by Spybot can fix this type of ghost connection problem. I have found it to be especially helpful when a computer is trying to connect to a server that is no longer there (renamed or removed).

All the best,

Kevin Cotreau
MCSE+I, MCNE

]]> Comment on HOWTO: Sendmail SMTP Auth by Kay http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/05/01/howto-sendmail-smtp-auth/#comment-2659 Kay Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36:35 +0000 https://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/05/01/howto-sendmail-smtp-auth/#comment-2659 both howto's helped me - thanks. One remark: RELAY entries in /etc/mail/access bypassing the auth. Kay both howto’s helped me – thanks.

One remark:
RELAY entries in /etc/mail/access bypassing the auth.

Kay

]]> Comment on Windows: spoolsv.exe Using 99% CPU by Wolfie http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2658 Wolfie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:42:55 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2658 It Does NOT work - keeps coming back again. It Does NOT work – keeps coming back again.

]]> Comment on No Mouse Pointer on CentOS 5 by rajesh http://devhen.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/no-mouse-pointer-on-centos-5/#comment-2657 rajesh Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:42:15 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/no-mouse-pointer-on-centos-5/#comment-2657 pl tell me the procedure.it's very urgent. pl tell me the procedure.it’s very urgent.

]]> Comment on No Mouse Pointer on CentOS 5 by rajesh http://devhen.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/no-mouse-pointer-on-centos-5/#comment-2656 rajesh Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:36:14 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/no-mouse-pointer-on-centos-5/#comment-2656 i am entry level to cent os .i can't do this about the same problem. pl tell me the procedure to resolve this. Thanks in advance. i am entry level to cent os .i can’t do this about the same problem.
pl tell me the procedure to resolve this.

Thanks in advance.

]]> Comment on No Mouse Pointer on CentOS 5 by CentOS 5 滑鼠指標消失的問題 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/no-mouse-pointer-on-centos-5/#comment-2653 CentOS 5 滑鼠指標消失的問題 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:34:33 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/no-mouse-pointer-on-centos-5/#comment-2653 [...] 參考 : No Mouse Pointer on CentOS 5 [...] [...] 參考 : No Mouse Pointer on CentOS 5 [...]

]]> Comment on HOWTO: Install fuse + sshfs on CentOS Linux by daniel http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/howto-install-sshfs-on-centos-linux/#comment-2652 daniel Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:31:28 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/howto-install-sshfs-on-centos-linux/#comment-2652 Worked fine on Enterprise Linux (El5). Also needed to install the kernel-devel. Used fuse 2.7.3. Thanks for the how-to. Worked fine on Enterprise Linux (El5). Also needed to install the kernel-devel. Used fuse 2.7.3.

Thanks for the how-to.

]]> Comment on Windows: spoolsv.exe Using 99% CPU by umer ch http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2651 umer ch Sun, 03 May 2009 17:15:22 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2651 this will work go to control panal, open administarive tools. click on services go down to print spooler click on startup type and click disable then under it click on stop then click on the recovery tab at the top change all to take no action and presto no more problems do a full system scan with any antivirus just to make sure this will work
go to control panal,
open administarive tools.
click on services
go down to print spooler
click on startup type and click disable
then under it click on stop
then click on the recovery tab at the top
change all to take no action
and presto no more problems
do a full system scan with any antivirus just to make sure

]]> Comment on Windows: spoolsv.exe Using 99% CPU by Rob http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2649 Rob Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:27:06 +0000 http://devhen.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/windows-spoolsvexe-using-99-cpu/#comment-2649 Worked like a charm and made me look like a tech hero. Thanks very much Worked like a charm and made me look like a tech hero. Thanks very much

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