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Microsoft Tips for Windows OS.
TIP: STARTING AND STOPPING THE PRINT
SPOOLER
If you find yourself having to start and stop the print spooler
frequently, you can use the "netsvc" command from the
Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit to manage services on remote
computers. You can write a command such as
netsvc spooler \\servername /start
netsvc spooler \\servername /stop
If you save these two commands as individual batch files, with
shortcuts on the desktop, you can simply double-click one or the
other to immediately start or stop the print spooler.
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DETERMINING IF YOUR HARD DISK IS FAST ENOUGH
Windows NT's Performance Monitor Counter lets you know if your
hard drive is too slow. Before you can run the disk counter, you
must activate the physical and logical disk counters. To do this,
you must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group.
At the command prompt, type diskperf to view a Help document
about how to turn diskperf on and off. (Type diskperf -y to set
the system to start disk performance counters.) This will also
show you whether the disk performance counters have already been
activated. Restart the computer to activate the disk performance
counters.
1. Open Performance Monitor (Start | Programs | Administrative
Tools | Performance Monitor).
2. Choose Physical Disk from the Object drop-down menu.
3. Choose Avg Disk Bytes/Transfer from the Counter.
Let this counter run for several days. A value greater than 20 KB
indicates that the disk drive is generally performing well; low
values result if an application is accessing a disk inefficiently,
and you should consider replacing it with a faster drive.
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