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Article ID: 227675 - Last Review: February 27, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Large Print Job on ECP Printer Port Causes Jump in CPU Usage

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SYMPTOMS

When you print a large PostScript print job to an ECP printer port, CPU usage may jump to 100 percent.
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CAUSE

The Spooler service uses all the available CPU resources while it renders and prints a large amount of data to an ECP port.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbprb kbprint KB227675
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