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Thanks, we might be stuck getting new printers that are 64-bit compatible native without the use of the universal driver.
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Thanks, we might be stuck getting new printers that are 64-bit compatible native without the use of the universal driver.

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We have a WIndows 2008 R2 server set for us as a terminal server. &nbsp;From time to time, the few people that are currently testing the system will report not seeing any printers or report that Word/Excel has an issue (unable to save files, unable to import txt, etc).<br />
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If I restart the print spooler service, the issue at the time is resolved.<br />
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The problem is that the print spooler rarely if ever shows any unusual usage of memory. &nbsp;Also the service is always found in a status of Running (it starts automatically) not in a status of Stopped.<br />
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Found this article: &nbsp;<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2388142" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2388142</a> &nbsp;but the hotfix is not applicable for us, there's been those files that have been updated since.<br />
Anyone else experiencing this behavior?
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We have a WIndows 2008 R2 server set for us as a terminal server.  From time to time, the few people that are currently testing the system will report not seeing any printers or report that Word/Excel has an issue (unable to save files, unable to import txt, etc).

If I restart the print spooler service, the issue at the time is resolved.

The problem is that the print spooler rarely if ever shows any unusual usage of memory.  Also the service is always found in a status of Running (it starts automatically) not in a status of Stopped.

Found this article:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2388142  but the hotfix is not applicable for us, there's been those files that have been updated since.
Anyone else experiencing this behavior?

Windows 2008 R2 issue with Print Spooler

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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