Printer Spooler

[Chris]

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I have a computer that when you attempt to print to a printer set to "Spool
print documents so program finishes printing faster" it fails if the print
job is greater than 9 pages in length. When it fails the printer never acts
like it even receives a signal from the computer so it seems like the spooler
failed to spool properly. However if I print a dcoument that is smaller than
9 pages it prints fine or if I change the Advanced option to "Print directly
to the printer" it prints fine. I have tried uninstalling the printer and
driver and reinstalling them to no avail. It really seems like Windows Print
Spooler has decided to fly south for the winter. Any Ideas?

This is on a P4 system with 512 MB of Ram and XP Pro SP2 that printed fine
to the same printer before a system repair and then upgrade to SP2.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

 

[Sandman]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

If you checked your Printer window app to see if anything has changed with
settings then my guess would be the 'system repair' whatever you meant by
that, AND the installation of SP2 is a major part of your problem with this
printer limitation. Despite protestations to the contrary, SP2 HAS caused a
lot of problems, and whether a matter of semantics (it isn't SP2, it is the
machines it is being installed on aren't prepped properly for the install,
this is being said) SP2 has generated a lot of headaches for people silly
enough to blindly install it thinking it will solve problems... It creates
'em.
I take this approach to 'Hotfixes' and anything like BIOS updates
etc;; If I am not having problems with my PC, I leave it alone......Why
invite trouble?

"Chris @ Acupro" <Chris @ Acupro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B360C20-2A9B-4DE7-8620-FD7C185679BD@microsoft.com...
> I have a computer that when you attempt to print to a printer set to
"Spool
> print documents so program finishes printing faster" it fails if the print
> job is greater than 9 pages in length. When it fails the printer never
acts
> like it even receives a signal from the computer so it seems like the
spooler
> failed to spool properly. However if I print a dcoument that is smaller
than
> 9 pages it prints fine or if I change the Advanced option to "Print
directly
> to the printer" it prints fine. I have tried uninstalling the printer and
> driver and reinstalling them to no avail. It really seems like Windows
Print
> Spooler has decided to fly south for the winter. Any Ideas?
>
> This is on a P4 system with 512 MB of Ram and XP Pro SP2 that printed fine
> to the same printer before a system repair and then upgrade to SP2.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris