I ran a scan and the Spybot and came up empty.
My CPU then started running at 98%.
I uninstalled my printer software and unplugged my printer.
I followed the tutorial you sent and dropped the printer spooler. My CPU
dropped to 3% and remained there. My PC sped up and runs great.

What should be done about bringing the printer back on line? I would like
to have it but I don't want the big slow down again.
What kills me is the PC ran great for over a year and a half normally, what
changed?

Mike

"Brink" wrote:


Mike,

spoolsv.exe is for the "Print Spooler" Service. If you do not have a
printer, then you can disable it in the Services window. This tutorial
will show you how to. You can also look at the guides there to see if
there are any other services you need or not to cut down on the
resources being used.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/59910-services.html

However, the spoolsv.exe can be infected by a virus or other form of
malware and cause it to use more resources than usual. I would recommend
that you run a thorough scan with a antivirus and anti-spyware (Ex:
Spybot Search & Destroy) program to be safe.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

HuntFisher;782697 Wrote:
Hi Shawn,
It seems to be spoolsv.exe, a Spooler Subsystem Application. Does it
need
to be running? If not how do I shut it off? It's using 49% so it's the
culprit.

Mike.

"Brink" wrote:


In step 5, it will have all of the programs and processes listed that
are using the CPU and by what percentage.




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