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Computer Crashes when Printing Over a Network and Network Task Manager Shows Multiple Instances of hpboid.exe Running

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Issue
Task Manager shows multiple instances of hpboid.exe running. This consumes all the resources and the computer ultimately crashes. This happens when the printer is printing over a network.
Solution
Choose one of the solutions below.
Solution one
Follow the steps below to resolve this issue.
  1. Click Start , and then click Run .
  2. In the Run dialog box, type services.msc and click OK .
  3. Search for HP status server and right-click it. Click Properties , and then click Stop .
  4. Click Apply and then click OK .
  5. Check whether the issue persists. If the issue persists, repeat the same steps for HP port resolver and stop this service.
Solution two
Search for hpboid.exe and delete the file. Deleting the file will not affect the printing functionality.


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