Print Spooler service crashes when you print documents on a network shared printer in Windows

Applies To
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Starter

This article describes an issue that occurs when you print documents in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. The hotfix has prerequisites.

Symptoms

This issue occurs if the network shared printer uses an IPv4 address.

Cause

This issue occurs because a buffer underrun occurs when you connect to the network shared printer.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http:⁠//support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have update 2919355 installed in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. Or, you must have Service Pack 1 installed in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information and notes

Important Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.3.960 0.17 xxx Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM GDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Splwow64.exe 6.3.9600.17480 112,128 04-Nov-2014 04:41 x86
Spoolsv.exe 6.3.9600.17623 559,616 30-Dec-2014 01:06 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Splwow64.exe 6.3.9600.17480 128,512 04-Nov-2014 06:27 x64
Spoolsv.exe 6.3.9600.17623 827,392 30-Dec-2014 01:14 x64

For all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Splwow64.exe 6.3.9600.16384 108,544 22-Aug-2013 02:52 Not applicable
Spoolsv.exe 6.3.9600.17623 497,664 30-Dec-2014 00:54 Not applicable

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information and notes

Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.1.760 1.18xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 GDR
    6.1.760 1.22xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Spoolsv.exe 6.1.7601.22912 317,952 18-Dec-2014 03:01 x86
Spoolsv.exe 6.1.7601.22912 317,952 18-Dec-2014 03:01 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Spoolsv.exe 6.1.7601.22912 560,128 18-Dec-2014 03:32 x64
Spoolsv.exe 6.1.7601.22912 560,128 18-Dec-2014 03:32 x64

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Spoolsv.exe 6.1.7601.22912 1,085,440 18-Dec-2014 02:27 IA-64

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 8.1 and for Windows Server 2012 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File property Value
File name X86_703122cfc588160b28253a83c14db230_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17623_none_f35a87e759dbf002.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 709
Date (UTC) 30-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 23:25
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17623_none_6b2b35d0dcf2aa6d.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 245,145
Date (UTC) 30-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 23:28
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File property Value
File name Amd64_c32d24fa0f1ad68b5ba15ca6cf0bb0b0_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17623_none_3e09b354b73bc82e.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 713
Date (UTC) 30-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 23:25
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17623_none_c749d15495501ba3.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 245,698
Date (UTC) 30-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 23:30
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File property Value
File name Arm_42a880e6c188e896e6a18fd02f3f8813_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17623_none_549ab3f5e484d59a.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 709
Date (UTC) 30-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 23:25
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17623_none_6b2da828dcefc933.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 242,677
Date (UTC) 30-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 23:25
Platform Not applicable

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name X86_95c2245e09cfa12ebff41f98b153d3c2_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22912_none_1af7035a81486aa1.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 709
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 08:03
Platform Not Applicable
File name X86_c4cdb17d27ba88231ae14e64c3931113_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22912_none_f4a2fcc30ffc4ea1.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 709
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 08:03
Platform Not Applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22912_none_d8da982e38ea5c53.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 207,265
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 03:29
Platform Not Applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22912_none_ca4b1473c3d10522.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 206,947
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 03:27
Platform Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name Amd64_173c08a23e962e928122260af809f20d_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22912_none_398c5af8ae16b53e.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 713
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 08:03
Platform Not Applicable
File name Amd64_7758d88b09c1643cb81a9be1dbaadc3c_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22912_none_f11f1c7745881ad8.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 713
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 08:03
Platform Not Applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22912_none_34f933b1f147cd89.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 207,260
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 04:00
Platform Not Applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.22912_none_2669aff77c2e7658.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 206,942
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 03:58
Platform Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name Ia64_0dd6bbe590276233c107e068dedab6dd_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22912_none_0b029acb8f57a564.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 711
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 08:03
Platform Not Applicable
File name Ia64_microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22912_none_d8dc3c2438e8654f.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 207,261
Date (UTC) 18-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 03:21
Platform Not Applicable

        
      

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

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