From: "Robert Comer" 

>   The spooler isn't as robust as it could be because it is one of the
> processes that loads and executes third party >code.

Yep.

- Bob Comer


"Rich"  wrote in message news:42ffc23c{at}w3.nls.net...
   The spooler isn't as robust as it could be because it is one of the
processes that loads and executes third party code.

Rich

  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:42ff9ed2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > No its a faux printer driver that makes a pdf file out of what you print
  > from windows.  When you install it you have to reboot, but it doesn't
tell
  > you that you need to reboot.  After install you test it, naturally, and
it
  > works fine.  Then if you try to really print something before rebooting
it
  > hoses the spooler service, and if you're unlucky may hose some of your
  > real
  > printer driver setups.

  Interesting, I use both Acrobat and a shareware pdf printer and haven't
hit
  that problem, though the NT spooler service isn't the most robust thing
I've
  ever seen.

  - Bob Comer

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