Windows slow: spoolsv.exe high CPU

• I came across this problem at work today. On one computer spoolsv.exe would intermittently eat up CPU time and thus slow everything down. These two articles in combination seemed to resolve the issue: first on tim's journal page and a Computing.Net one.
  

My favourite error message

An oldie but a goodie: Your Password must be at least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords.