I have installed a windows 2008 r2 server which acts as a print server. I have noticed a marked difference in the speed of printing through this server compared with windows 2000 server. This is especially noticible from Adobe. The delay seems to be at the point of creating the spoolfile on the client. For example a 4 page pdf document typically takes 20-30 seconds to create the spoolfile and the print dialog box remains active for this time. Under the windows 2000 server environment this typically took 5 seconds max. Can anyone help? regards Paul

if you go into the printer settings and advanced tab, is spooling activated?

Hello, did you make sure to have the latest available drivers installed for the printer?Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Hi I think it's driver issue. download latest driver from manfacture websites. istall the driver and reboot the sevrer. can you also download 32bit drivers as well please. thanksNaeem Bhatti MCITP EA, MCITP, MCTS Exchange 2007 MCSE security,MCSE AD, MCSE in Messaging, MCDST SBS2003 and SBS2008 Specialist

Hi Paul, What's the model of your printer. Some HP printers may have the slow performance problem on Windows Server 2008 R2. For more information, please refer to the KB article below. Slow performance when you try to print, when you open the printer properties, or when you open the printer preferences http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979394 Regards, Karen JiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.