Change the Printer Spooler Folder

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In Server 2008 R2:

  1. Click Start, Administrative Tools, Print Management.
  2. Open up Print Servers.
  3. Right-click on the server whose print server spool you wish to change.
  4. Click Advanced.
  5. Set your new folder.

In Vista/2008:

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. In ‘Hardware and Sound’, select ‘Printer’.
  3. On the left-hand tree menu, right click on ‘Printers’, and select ‘Server Properties’.
  4. In the ‘Print Server Properties’ window, select the ‘Advanced’ tab.
  5. Set a new path for the spool folder.

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