how to stop spoolsv.exe creating ppr###.tmp files or deleting themafter the process closes

[Guest Rowan]

how to stop spoolsv.exe creating ppr###.tmp files or deleting themafter the process closes

 

For some reason the spoolsv.exe files is creating tmp files whenever

we print via the file server. however the files are never deleted

which leads to the c drive filling up over time. Anyone have any ideas

on how to change this. I tried changing the spooler temp directory

under printer an faxes server properties many with no luck. Adter

using FileMon I was able to see that spoolsv.exe was responsible for

creating the file but never deletes them.

 

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

[Guest Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Re: how to stop spoolsv.exe creating ppr###.tmp files or deleting them after the process closes

 

Re: how to stop spoolsv.exe creating ppr###.tmp files or deleting them after the process closes

 

this file is coming from one of the 3rd party drivers on your server.

 

the spooler will create tcp####.tmp files when printing to Standard TCP/IP

ports in byte count mode

 

GDI will create some spl####.tmp files during rendering when the palette

size is greater 4MB

 

The LPD service will create lpr####.tmp file when jobs are submitted using

the LPR protocol.

 

what network printer port monitor are you using?

 

what print drivers are installed?

 

 

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Alan Morris

Windows Printing Team

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"Rowan" <yaardone@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:5e10801d-91fa-4568-8b2d-45679757a2b9@i18g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

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> For some reason the spoolsv.exe files is creating tmp files whenever

> we print via the file server. however the files are never deleted

> which leads to the c drive filling up over time. Anyone have any ideas

> on how to change this. I tried changing the spooler temp directory

> under printer an faxes server properties many with no luck. Adter

> using FileMon I was able to see that spoolsv.exe was responsible for

> creating the file but never deletes them.

>

> C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

[Guest Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Re: how to stop spoolsv.exe creating ppr###.tmp files or deleting them after the process closes

 

Re: how to stop spoolsv.exe creating ppr###.tmp files or deleting them after the process closes

 

I saw your other mail asking for filemon.

 

This sounds like an issue where the delete file call is performed in the

context of the user which will fail by default in c:\windows\temp

 

to verify this by adding a user with read write access in \windows\temp,

then send a job as that user (the same user can't be admin on the print

server since this will give you a false positive).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--

Alan Morris

Windows Printing Team

Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:

http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

"Rowan" <yaardone@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>

>

>

> For some reason the spoolsv.exe files is creating tmp files whenever

> we print via the file server. however the files are never deleted

> which leads to the c drive filling up over time. Anyone have any ideas

> on how to change this. I tried changing the spooler temp directory

> under printer an faxes server properties many with no luck. Adter

> using FileMon I was able to see that spoolsv.exe was responsible for

> creating the file but never deletes them.

>

> C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe