anybody have this problem using sdc?
Sunday, March 23, 2003 by Wommers | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
when opening links in sdc threads, i get this popup 'server busy - this action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. choose 'switch to' to activate the busy program and correct the problem.' i have tried switching to different default browsers with no luck. sound familiar anyone?
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Wommers
Reply #62 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:41 PM
Reply #62 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:41 PM
ifn stardock can't set me straight i dunno who can. maybe 1 of the stardock experts will see this thread. i'll be checkin. over and out
yrag2
Reply #63 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:42 PM
Reply #63 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:42 PM
Glad to almost help. I can't type and my finger hurts.......see ya on the flip
IPlural
Reply #64 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:50 PM
Reply #64 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:50 PM
I've a silly question, how much ram do you have installed and what size swap file and also do you run out of virtual memory at times?
You may need to remove un-needed services from memory to free up some operational space. That server busy thing is a local issue, I am pretty sure...
You might want to load Taskmanager, though it isn't that informative, I use TaskInfo2003, before the error, or it will take forever to load after you get that error. With TaskInfo you can see each and everything in memory in detail and you will be able to see if it is actually SDC or a local service doing the dirty deed, I know it is local on my end and revoles around the fact that I have only 128 meg of ram installed and once Windows XP Pro is loaded there is only 20 megs of less free, so if I have something loaded and then load SDC and then click a link or try to load IE I get the "server busy, switch to, retry,etc" and it pretty much hangs the system because it is eating up CPU cycles and constantly swapping to drive and back...
You may need to remove un-needed services from memory to free up some operational space. That server busy thing is a local issue, I am pretty sure...
You might want to load Taskmanager, though it isn't that informative, I use TaskInfo2003, before the error, or it will take forever to load after you get that error. With TaskInfo you can see each and everything in memory in detail and you will be able to see if it is actually SDC or a local service doing the dirty deed, I know it is local on my end and revoles around the fact that I have only 128 meg of ram installed and once Windows XP Pro is loaded there is only 20 megs of less free, so if I have something loaded and then load SDC and then click a link or try to load IE I get the "server busy, switch to, retry,etc" and it pretty much hangs the system because it is eating up CPU cycles and constantly swapping to drive and back...
IPlural
Reply #65 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:50 PM
Reply #65 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:50 PM
I've a silly question, how much ram do you have installed and what size swap file and also do you run out of virtual memory at times?
You may need to remove un-needed services from memory to free up some operational space. That server busy thing is a local issue, I am pretty sure...
You might want to load Taskmanager, though it isn't that informative, I use TaskInfo2003, before the error, or it will take forever to load after you get that error. With TaskInfo you can see each and everything in memory in detail and you will be able to see if it is actually SDC or a local service doing the dirty deed, I know it is local on my end and revoles around the fact that I have only 128 meg of ram installed and once Windows XP Pro is loaded there is only 20 megs of less free, so if I have something loaded and then load SDC and then click a link or try to load IE I get the "server busy, switch to, retry,etc" and it pretty much hangs the system because it is eating up CPU cycles and constantly swapping to drive and back...
You may need to remove un-needed services from memory to free up some operational space. That server busy thing is a local issue, I am pretty sure...
You might want to load Taskmanager, though it isn't that informative, I use TaskInfo2003, before the error, or it will take forever to load after you get that error. With TaskInfo you can see each and everything in memory in detail and you will be able to see if it is actually SDC or a local service doing the dirty deed, I know it is local on my end and revoles around the fact that I have only 128 meg of ram installed and once Windows XP Pro is loaded there is only 20 megs of less free, so if I have something loaded and then load SDC and then click a link or try to load IE I get the "server busy, switch to, retry,etc" and it pretty much hangs the system because it is eating up CPU cycles and constantly swapping to drive and back...
JamMeister33
Reply #67 Monday, March 24, 2003 12:36 AM
Reply #67 Monday, March 24, 2003 12:36 AM
I'm quite happy using nothing but released versions, I have absolutely no problems, everything is working exactly as it is supposed to be and I have not had a tension headache for several days now..... 
yrag2
Reply #68 Monday, March 24, 2003 1:15 AM
Reply #68 Monday, March 24, 2003 1:15 AM
hey Jam....in case you peek back at this thread.......your wallpapers are great 
IPlural
Reply #69 Monday, March 24, 2003 1:52 AM
Reply #69 Monday, March 24, 2003 1:52 AM
seems ta b b b be
I dunno, it is a consistant problem with this laptop, that server busy error...
As soon as I have more than one app that makes use of ram in any real fassion and load either SDC or WinC Browser and attempt to load IE I get that dang error...
Yet on any of my desktop system I never get it....
I dunno, it is a consistant problem with this laptop, that server busy error...
As soon as I have more than one app that makes use of ram in any real fassion and load either SDC or WinC Browser and attempt to load IE I get that dang error...
Yet on any of my desktop system I never get it....
Wommers
Reply #70 Monday, March 24, 2003 3:29 AM
Reply #70 Monday, March 24, 2003 3:29 AM
iplural, i got 512 of ram goin. 767mb allocated for swap file. virtual memory hasn't been a problem for me since i went from winme to xp. i'm sure it's an issue on my end.
IPlural
Reply #71 Monday, March 24, 2003 7:27 AM
Reply #71 Monday, March 24, 2003 7:27 AM
Hey no kidding Woomers your from Tampa Bay?
I live in Pinellas Point in St Petersburg
I live in Pinellas Point in St Petersburg
IPlural
Reply #72 Monday, March 24, 2003 8:01 AM fixed it here...
and nope not a ram issue after all, I finally took a look at it instead of just ignoring it.
I opened up Internet Explorer for all in coming and out going traffic onall UDP ports to the following addresses
www.wincustomize.com
www.stardock.com
www.stardock.net
and *poof* all gone...
probably mess around with it later and try to nail a range of UDPorts instead of all of them.
I did try the specific UDP port that was coming up when the error did happen.. But then it rolled over to another port when I enabled the first port, so then I enabled the new port and it rolled over again...
That is what prompted me to open all to specific addresses, and sure enough, no more error...
odd...
has to be a real fix to it, other than the one that I am using at this point...
I m going to head over to MSDN and see what they have on the -Embedding switch when calling up IE from a parent application as a plugin... Maybe be something there, or on another site, who knows. but it has to be a common issue to some extent in some forum some where, meaning there is an answer just got to find it....
wommers, your system is probably something totally different and I m not using Zone Alarm so it probaly wouldn't work anyway even if it happened to be the same thing on your system, but it is a local issue, soooo...
good luck, I'll let you know if I find something...
Reply #72 Monday, March 24, 2003 8:01 AM
fixed it here...and nope not a ram issue after all, I finally took a look at it instead of just ignoring it.
I opened up Internet Explorer for all in coming and out going traffic onall UDP ports to the following addresses
www.wincustomize.com
www.stardock.com
www.stardock.net
and *poof* all gone...
probably mess around with it later and try to nail a range of UDPorts instead of all of them.
I did try the specific UDP port that was coming up when the error did happen.. But then it rolled over to another port when I enabled the first port, so then I enabled the new port and it rolled over again...
That is what prompted me to open all to specific addresses, and sure enough, no more error...
odd...
has to be a real fix to it, other than the one that I am using at this point...
I m going to head over to MSDN and see what they have on the -Embedding switch when calling up IE from a parent application as a plugin... Maybe be something there, or on another site, who knows. but it has to be a common issue to some extent in some forum some where, meaning there is an answer just got to find it....
wommers, your system is probably something totally different and I m not using Zone Alarm so it probaly wouldn't work anyway even if it happened to be the same thing on your system, but it is a local issue, soooo...
good luck, I'll let you know if I find something...
JamMeister33
Reply #73 Monday, March 24, 2003 8:41 AM
Reply #73 Monday, March 24, 2003 8:41 AM
yrag, I took a peek back and have to say "Thank you very much, yrag!".....
KarmaGirl
Reply #75 Monday, March 24, 2003 2:45 PM
Reply #75 Monday, March 24, 2003 2:45 PM
wommers, what version of SDC are you running? Make sure it is: http://storage.stardock.com/files/CursorXPPlus130a_enhanced.exe
then close and open it again. Make sure you are not blocking SDC with an ad blocker (it will think that some of our "talk" are pop-ups). Don't know if you are running a proxy, but if you are, make sure the settings are correct.
then close and open it again. Make sure you are not blocking SDC with an ad blocker (it will think that some of our "talk" are pop-ups). Don't know if you are running a proxy, but if you are, make sure the settings are correct.
Wommers
Reply #76 Monday, March 24, 2003 4:18 PM
Reply #76 Monday, March 24, 2003 4:18 PM
karmagirl...i already have cursorxpplus.exe. wrong link i suppose? 
i shot a help request out to stardock support. hopefully they will have an answer for me. and i do have latest version(.99.138). all filters are off in adsubtract. thanks though.
i shot a help request out to stardock support. hopefully they will have an answer for me. and i do have latest version(.99.138). all filters are off in adsubtract. thanks though.
Wommers
Reply #77 Monday, March 24, 2003 4:30 PM
Reply #77 Monday, March 24, 2003 4:30 PM
hey there neighbor iplural! i'm in carrollwood, just north of tia. GO LIGHTNING!!!
Surj
Reply #78 Monday, March 24, 2003 7:26 PM
Reply #78 Monday, March 24, 2003 7:26 PM
lil warning about sdc .99, its hosed my system 2 times now with ntldr errors on bootup, and Im apparently not the only person having this issue. Another individual on the sdcentral newsgroup is having the same problem and hes had this happen 4 times.
Cant be 100% sure of course, but I thought id warn others
Cant be 100% sure of course, but I thought id warn others
IPlural
Reply #79 Monday, March 24, 2003 9:04 PM
Reply #79 Monday, March 24, 2003 9:04 PM
Wommers yeah Lightening !!
My brother and I did a lot of the Pool enclosures over there, if you have one and need re-screening let me know and I can help you out with doing it yourself and saving you $$$ in the process
did you happen to try the UDPorts? once I opened them up to Stardock.com, Stardock.net and Wincustomize.com I havenn't had any of the server busy errors. Weird thing is I am now using a secure portal for my internet access forwarding all ports through it and it's working like a champ...
I think what was happening ( before I setup the portal )was when in SDC or WInC Browser, I would click a link or some such, heck even just on the IE icon outside of the SDC and WCB, the -Embedding arg got passed to IE and my firewall would get confubalated trying to see if it sould allow the net access or not so the OS would timeout and give me the Server Busy error, once I would kill that process it would work fine(?) so I checked on what ports and connections it was attempting to make. Saw it was trying UDP 2416 so I opened that, and being open when I would clikc a link it would attempt to use a different one, so then I opened all of them to those three sites only, anything else attempting to use them gets passed through my firewall still, but those three sites automaticall get open access to them and bingo, no more error...
TaskInfo2003 lets you see every single process, gives you all information on every single process and also lets you see exactly what is making or attempting to make a network connection, what port it, is/trying to, make use of and all information on the connection when it does make it. Also much much more information for debuging anything and everything running on your system...
worth a look at for anyone really... TaskInfo2003 that is...
Lets you flush the system cache, purge and recover ram in two different ways, flush the clipboard completely, remove dll's from memory and such...
TaskInfo2003 v5
www.iarsn.com
http://www.iarsn.com/
TaskInfo2003 for is Task Manager & System Info for all Windows. It shows in real time System Wide info (CPU, Memory, Cache usage. Data rates for Disk, Network, DialUp IO, IP Address. ...). For all processes and threads, including System threads. it shows CPU%, Path, open files, memory, DLLs, command line, environment vars,TCPIP Connections ... Run and terminate processes. Reboot, Restart, Shutdown System. Shows different Low Resources Alerts ...
yeah Lightening !! My brother and I did a lot of the Pool enclosures over there, if you have one and need re-screening let me know and I can help you out with doing it yourself and saving you $$$ in the process
did you happen to try the UDPorts? once I opened them up to Stardock.com, Stardock.net and Wincustomize.com I havenn't had any of the server busy errors. Weird thing is I am now using a secure portal for my internet access forwarding all ports through it and it's working like a champ...
I think what was happening ( before I setup the portal )was when in SDC or WInC Browser, I would click a link or some such, heck even just on the IE icon outside of the SDC and WCB, the -Embedding arg got passed to IE and my firewall would get confubalated trying to see if it sould allow the net access or not so the OS would timeout and give me the Server Busy error, once I would kill that process it would work fine(?) so I checked on what ports and connections it was attempting to make. Saw it was trying UDP 2416 so I opened that, and being open when I would clikc a link it would attempt to use a different one, so then I opened all of them to those three sites only, anything else attempting to use them gets passed through my firewall still, but those three sites automaticall get open access to them and bingo, no more error...
TaskInfo2003 lets you see every single process, gives you all information on every single process and also lets you see exactly what is making or attempting to make a network connection, what port it, is/trying to, make use of and all information on the connection when it does make it. Also much much more information for debuging anything and everything running on your system...
worth a look at for anyone really... TaskInfo2003 that is...
Lets you flush the system cache, purge and recover ram in two different ways, flush the clipboard completely, remove dll's from memory and such...
TaskInfo2003 v5
www.iarsn.com
http://www.iarsn.com/
TaskInfo2003 for is Task Manager & System Info for all Windows. It shows in real time System Wide info (CPU, Memory, Cache usage. Data rates for Disk, Network, DialUp IO, IP Address. ...). For all processes and threads, including System threads. it shows CPU%, Path, open files, memory, DLLs, command line, environment vars,TCPIP Connections ... Run and terminate processes. Reboot, Restart, Shutdown System. Shows different Low Resources Alerts ...
Wommers
Reply #80 Monday, March 24, 2003 10:00 PM
Reply #80 Monday, March 24, 2003 10:00 PM
thanx iplural. i dloaded taskinfo so i'll be playin with it for awhile here. looks very useful. as for the enclosures, they are getting close to having to be replaced. thanx for the offer. i'll let you know. i could use the experience too. it would be something different for me to be doin instead of being in front of this monitor all the time. 
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Reply #61 Sunday, March 23, 2003 11:40 PM