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by jaboy78

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I am using win2k pro w sp4.
Whenever i do printing, let say 40 pages..my cpu usage goes up to 100%.. and my pc runs very slow..

But why Win98se dont have this problem??

Any solution??

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by my_socks_are_dirty

try changing the spool priorty setting...a walk through can be found here:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1271/

by jaboy78

And i am using Epson LQ-2170.. and i have tried using Epson LQ-300 to print, no problem...

Is it the driver problem or what?? and for both mentioned above printer driver, is Win2k built in...and recommendation??

And i cant even find any updates for this Epson LQ-2170 in www.epson.com

by roger99a

Maybe a different driver would perform better. I had a postscript driver do this once and fixed it by installing the PCL5 driver instead.

by sgt_shultz

how much free hard disk space? when was last time you defragged? what do you think it is? how much ram?

by blackcurrant

Hi

As above, make sure you have plenty of disk space available, otherwise the spooler will have trouble and eventually you will not be able to print at all. Also, as above, it was not made clear, but you should make sure you have the *latest* drivers available - download them from the printer manufacturer's web site.

Also, check the print settings in your driver, or even uninstall and then reinstall the driver.

Good luck

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