Objectdock 1.0 eats up 100% of my CPU on a Win2k SP4 PC when I start apps
Friday, April 9, 2004 by ethsza | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi,
I wonder if this is a known bug, or maybe a confiuration issue.
Time to time if I start an application from the start menu or from windows explorer or any other application, ObjectDock starts to consume 100% of my CPU. Only thing I can do is to end the OD process from the task manager.
The PC is a HP/compaq NC 8000, running win2k SP4, 1,5 GHz Mobile Pentium with 512 MB RAM.
Object Dock version is 1.0 (and some more zeros) which I cant upgrade from stardock central, because when I click update, it stops at 60%, with the logfile saying that the size of LaST (Cobalt) Lock & Gear.png
is incorrect.
After starting ObjectDock again, things go fine for a while.
Could you help me?
cheers
Andras
I wonder if this is a known bug, or maybe a confiuration issue.
Time to time if I start an application from the start menu or from windows explorer or any other application, ObjectDock starts to consume 100% of my CPU. Only thing I can do is to end the OD process from the task manager.
The PC is a HP/compaq NC 8000, running win2k SP4, 1,5 GHz Mobile Pentium with 512 MB RAM.
Object Dock version is 1.0 (and some more zeros) which I cant upgrade from stardock central, because when I click update, it stops at 60%, with the logfile saying that the size of LaST (Cobalt) Lock & Gear.png
is incorrect.
After starting ObjectDock again, things go fine for a while.
Could you help me?
cheers
Andras
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ethsza
Reply #2 Friday, April 9, 2004 3:16 PM
Reply #2 Friday, April 9, 2004 3:16 PM
It's idependent of mouse over OD. It happens when starting apps by other means.
ethsza
Reply #3 Tuesday, May 4, 2004 3:29 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, May 4, 2004 3:29 PM
Did anyone else see the same weird behaviour?
T.I.A.
ethsza
T.I.A.
ethsza
CerebroJD
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 4, 2004 7:46 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 4, 2004 7:46 PM
Like by going into games, or just programs in general? ObjectDock has some issues with advanced 3d games.
ethsza
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 2:38 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 2:38 PM
Any program in general. I don't even have games on that PC at all.
DesignCaddy
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:19 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:19 PM
interesting, that it would skitz out with other programs launched from elsewhere. i hope someone can help you out, ethsza.. i'm clueless.
yrag
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:26 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:26 PM
Re-install SDC http://storage.stardock.com/files/sdcentral_current.exe let it auto update and then install newest verion of Object Dock (1.00.008).
BTW: re-install SDC right over the one you have, but Delete the contents of C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\Temp first (only the contents, not the Temp folder)
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BTW: re-install SDC right over the one you have, but Delete the contents of C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\Temp first (only the contents, not the Temp folder)
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ethsza
Reply #8 Thursday, May 6, 2004 2:32 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, May 6, 2004 2:32 PM
Yrag, didn't work. I reinstalled SDC, cleared its temp, but the OD update fails exactly as I wrote in my very first post.
Rocky Nimda
Reply #9 Thursday, May 6, 2004 2:39 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, May 6, 2004 2:39 PM
Do you have any docklets installed in OD? I have had things simailar happen to me, but when I get rid of the docklets, everything works fine.
magnuje
Reply #10 Friday, July 9, 2004 3:28 PM
Reply #10 Friday, July 9, 2004 3:28 PM
i too have been having this problem with cpu utilization. I have posted a couple of times but haven't gotten much help. I am running windows 2k sp4 dell 2.9ghz w/512mb ram. no other problems with this system except the objectdock app. I also am not using any docklets nor the task piece.
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SelfExiled
Reply #11 Friday, July 9, 2004 3:41 PM
Reply #11 Friday, July 9, 2004 3:41 PM
Why not just download the new Object Dock version here. https://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ I would erase the old version first and delete the install folder it created. You might want to save your icons and backgrounds.
magnuje
Reply #12 Friday, July 9, 2004 4:14 PM
Reply #12 Friday, July 9, 2004 4:14 PM
just did this. within 5 minutes I got the same problem. 99% cpu utlization with objectdock. killed the process and all was fine again.
ethsza
Reply #13 Friday, July 9, 2004 4:14 PM
Reply #13 Friday, July 9, 2004 4:14 PM
As I wrote, when I click update, it stops at 60%, with the logfile saying that the size of LaST (Cobalt) Lock & Gear.png
is incorrect.
I don't trust, that after an uninstall it would install fine.
is incorrect.
I don't trust, that after an uninstall it would install fine.
ethsza
Reply #14 Monday, July 12, 2004 2:12 PM
Reply #14 Monday, July 12, 2004 2:12 PM
magnuje, now we're two. Tell me if you find te solution. I'll try to update though.
KarmaGirl
Reply #15 Monday, July 12, 2004 2:54 PM
Reply #15 Monday, July 12, 2004 2:54 PM
Please email [email protected] with complete information about the issue.
ethsza
Reply #16 Monday, July 12, 2004 4:26 PM
Reply #16 Monday, July 12, 2004 4:26 PM
I thought ObjectDock was unsupported. Do you think Stardock would be willing to help?
"This program is provided AS-IS.
I understand that I am downloading unsupported
freeware software. That means I will not try
to obtain technical support from Stardock."
"This program is provided AS-IS.
I understand that I am downloading unsupported
freeware software. That means I will not try
to obtain technical support from Stardock."
IPlural
Reply #17 Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:32 AM
Reply #17 Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:32 AM
considering Karmagirl is the Operations Manager of Stardock, I think you have a good chance of getting some help 
I was wondering if you did try the generic graphics engine?
I was wondering if you did try the generic graphics engine?
ethsza
Reply #18 Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:14 PM
Reply #18 Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:14 PM
Hehh, I didn't know this. I'll wait a bit until the OD+ mailstorm ends (the problem happens with OD+ as well) and write to the support.
In the meanwhile I'll try the generic graphics engine, thanks for the hint.
Karmagirl, thx for the offer, I kinda didn't get the message in time.
In the meanwhile I'll try the generic graphics engine, thanks for the hint.
Karmagirl, thx for the offer, I kinda didn't get the message in time.
magnuje
Reply #19 Monday, August 2, 2004 9:58 AM
Reply #19 Monday, August 2, 2004 9:58 AM
I have purchased and installed the latest ObjectDock + but I am still having the 100% cpu utilization issue as before and I have not been able to isolate it to anything in particular. Are others still seeing this with objectdock+
magnuje...
magnuje...
ethsza
Reply #20 Monday, August 2, 2004 3:48 PM
Reply #20 Monday, August 2, 2004 3:48 PM
Yes, I still have this with OD+ on my win2k machine. I have read something about file handle consumption in the od newsgroup, however when this happened, I counted ~ 1750 handles in taskmanager, which was the a lot more than the other processes, still not 10000+ as others wrote.
I'll just write the mail to the support as Karmagirl suggested.
I'll just write the mail to the support as Karmagirl suggested.
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Reply #1 Friday, April 9, 2004 3:12 PM