IDGM Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Each and every morning for the last few days, I get this memory can't be written error to do with spoolsv.exe then Windows XP blocks the process. All my networked printers vanish too. I restore to the last point it was OK and I'm fine. I reboot, and the same thing happens the next day.I run AVG 9.0 on a purchased and updated version and have also double checked for nasties with Spybot. Internet advice seems to suggest it's OK or a virus/worm/trojan.Anyone else experiencing similar (I run XP Pro) and solved it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 That's a valid file, and runs printers etc (spools jobs to them).It's likely you've got a corrupt driver or misconfigured printer. Call IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDGM Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I put the call out and someone is coming in.A more bizarre situation has happened with three other networked printers. All are unavailable on the network and they all worked fine on Friday. Pinging comes back as dead, yet from the same PCs, we can ping other printers fine and dandy. Another problem to add to the IT guys woes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnyGTI Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I had to sort these sort of problems at my old job, i've found that recreating the local profile worked and try adding the printer drivers again by replacing printer drivers not using current.If you need any help just drop me a PM.Hope this helps Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_gaz Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 check the following for any old print files and clear them. c:\windows\system32\spool\printers\.. if there is anything in there remove it and then restart the spooler service. this should clear it. If it doesnt then check the printer drivers are set to win on the print processor setting. BRprint can cause this to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDGM Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Well it seems to be sorted out. I've had this Acer PC from new in Christmas week on XP Pro. It turns out that SP3 was missing despite all the updates it downloaded when it was first turned on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory104 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have researched for a while when I was having this problem and by the spoolsv.exe error website, this problem occures because of registry errors most of the times and there are also times it is caused by viruses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I would add to this post, the caution: "Beware what you download from internetz". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDGM Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I've had no problems since putting SP3 on. I just need to get rid of all the bundled Acer crap that loads up on start up now without knackering any drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 lol typical windows... A necessary process bogging the rest of the system down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I've had no problems since putting SP3 on. I just need to get rid of all the bundled Acer crap that loads up on start up now without knackering any drivers.How brave are you feeling?Open regedit, then look inHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunAll your startup stuff is stored in there. I've got next to nothing in mine, just the antivirus program, sound stuff and the intel graphics software, that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDGM Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 I'll have a looky when I've done my important wages stuff, don't want to bugger that up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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