Guest Kathy Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Print Spooler I have the same problem - after I ran the latest automatic update it keeps stopping repeatedly. I setup the bat file below to run every hour as a scheduled task just to keep it running so no one would need to intervene. Kathy "Isaac Steinfeld" wrote: > Ken: > > You can use the method I mentioned in my previous post. Or you can assign > the right to manage the Print Spooler to non administrative entities through > Group Policy. > > To assign the rights to stop and start the Spooler to another user, you > change the settings for the Group Policy in the following location: > > Computer Configuration>Windows Settings > Security Settings > System > Services > Print Spooler & Edit Security to assign this permission to > another user. > > You can then alternatively use the Resource Kit utilities of Sc.exe or > Netsvc.exe to remotely stop and start the service. See the following MS KB > article: > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=166819 > > > > > "Ken" <Enygma@Netfix.com> wrote in message > news:50295EAD-ABE8-47B1-8256-7A686F9DD749@microsoft.com... > > > Yes, that is correct. > > > > I need non-admin users to stop and start the print spooler. > > > > Thanks > > > > "Isaac Steinfeld" wrote: > > > > > Do you want a non administrative user to stop and start the service > > > remotely? > > > If so, you can use psservice.exe which is a freeware program from > > > Sysinternals in a batch file. It allows you to specify a different > account > > > and password for managing remote services. > > > Here is the link: http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/psservice.html > > > "Ken" <Enygma@Netfix.com> wrote in message > > > news:5C943694-BB24-4D3D-B07F-977F14201139@microsoft.com... > > > > Thanks.... > > > > > > > > However, within the batch file can I logon and logout as the > > > administrator? > > > > > > > > "Isaac Steinfeld" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Ken" <Enygma@Netfix.com> wrote in message > > > > > news:1A7823FB-3E3C-44F4-904E-6FEE3EF37EFB@microsoft.com... > > > > > > I have Windows 2K3 Server SP1 installed. However, I have a problem > > > with my > > > > > > spooler. The spooler shutdowns adnormally from time to time. This > > > problem > > > > > has > > > > > > been communicated to Microsoft and their advise is to what for the > > > next > > > > > > release as they have a solution for that problem. Release date at > > > present > > > > > is > > > > > > unknown. > > > > > > > > > > > > As a possible workaround, I would like to create a batch file that > > > would > > > > > > allow an print operator to execute. All I want to do is to > shutdown > > > and > > > > > > restart spooler. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is their a way that I can acheive this? > > > > > > > > > > net stop spooler > > > > > net start spooler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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