spoolsv.exe Problems

[Stg-Flame]

I don't own a printer and I probably will never have one for this PC, yet the process spoolsv.exe runs constantly taking anywhere from 1,000 K Mem Usage to 6,500 K Mem Usage.

I have ended the process through the Task Manager, but it comes back on. I have checked in msconfig to see if it is loading upon startup, but it isn't in the list. I have checked the printer options through the Control Panel, but it only asks if I want to install a printer.

As far as I am concerned, this process is just taking up memory which can be better directed elsewhere.

So does anyone know how I can rid myself and my PC of this worthless process?

 

[bwatson283]

msconfig
or
control panel->admin->services. stop it and disable it.

 

[humanure]

start-run-in the run box type services.msc-stop the print spooler, then right click on it and change the start up type to disabled

 

[Stg-Flame]

Thanks

 

[Stg-Flame]

Originally posted by: bwatson283
msconfig
or
control panel->admin->services. stop it and disable it.

Well, it came back on today. I rechecked the Administrator Options and the startup on the Printer Spooler is automatic. How do I go about changing it to manual?