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TCP/IP Print Server service

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by enliven 1 view

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Can anyone help on this technical issue as I could not find any solutions on the MS support website :

OS: Windows NT Server 4.0

Symptoms

When the server is rebooted, the server hangs for about 20 minutes before all other services can be started automatically.The Desktop is in a stale state as well until all services is started

The event log has the following entry

Date:13-05-02 Event ID : 7022
Time: 1:40:30 Source: Service Control Manager
User : N/A Type: Error
Computer: Category: None

Description
The TCP/IP Print Server service hung on starting

Additional : The TCP/IP Print Server in "Services" is shown as started with all other options dimmed except startup. that leaves me with have no alternative way of stopping this service or should i remove the microsoft tcp/ip print service??

any advise would be greatly appreciated!

Rgds,
TY

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by mmartinez108

Have you tried to set the TCP/IP Print Server to Manual so that you all the other services can start. Then you can go in afterwards and kick it off.

by deltree

Try making the TCP/IP printer service dependent on the spooler service. therefore starting after the spooler service starts. See MS Q193888 for details.

by robd.

Perhaps shutting off the spooler service will help. I believe the TCP/IP printer service has the spooler as a dependency. Also, in the PRinters folder, on the File menu, open Server Properties. Try changing the spooler folder to a different folder, to force it to be recreated. Also turn on the extra spooler logging events to help you troubleshoot. Remember, turning spooler means you won't be able to print from your machine.

by mike mullins

It sounds like your Winnt\System32\Spool\Printers folder has gotten to large and the system is taking to long to process it on startup. Delete the files and move the directory to another drive

(on the print server > in the control panel > open printers > File > Server Properties > Advanced and insert the location of the new spool folder)

Then you'll be able to stop and start the print services.

Good Luck
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