CPU Usage is 100%. What is wrong??

glennonrcglennonrc
edited July 2008 in Nerdery
My CPU usage is 100% and my computer is going really slow. In the task manager, under processes tab, spoolsv.exe (image name), SYSTEM (user name) is taking up about 91-99%. What does this mean??!!

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  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    It means you have an unprinted print job.

    Check your printer (right click it under the printer/faxes) and say open.. are their any print jobs listed?

    Specs of your system would also make this easier... I will assume we are talking about Windows XP here?
  • glennonrcglennonrc
    edited July 2008
    Thanks! That was a quick reply. Yes, I did have something printing (my printer only works a quarter of the time, so I forgot about it). And yes, it is XP. I am restarting my comp now to see if it will help.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Restarting the PC will not make the print job go away.

    Open the printer dialog and delete the print job.
  • glennonrcglennonrc
    edited July 2008
    I am back. Sorry, I meant to say that I am deleting the print job, then restarting. I guess it wouldn't make sense just to restart. :) I think that worked though, the CPU thing is not at 100 and my computer isnt crazy horribly slow anymore. Thanks so much...I would have never figured that out.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    BTW.. Welcome to Icrontic.. pull up a chair in the pub and have yourself a beverage :cheers:
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