Microsoft KB Archive/227675

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

Article ID: 227675

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q227675



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



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



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: spike

Keywords: kbprb kbprint KB227675

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