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Can you make her system an alternate server so she can run QB locally
and others can access the file as occasionally needed>

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:21:02 -0500, Christopher <Tyr@Bigfoot.com> wrote:

>I am late getting into this thread, however I must put my two cents
>in....(whatever that is worth today)
>
>We run quickbooks 2000 pro over a 100TX network.  Our accountant uses
>a new 1.1gig Pentium 3, 128meg memory, Ultra DMA100 7200rpm HD, Matrox
>G200 8meg video card, and windows 2000 pro Os, etc....
>
>Our current file size is around 90meg.  
>
>We have a problem everyday with program speed and errors.  Our
>favorite error now is: "Server Busy".  We get this message every day.
>She is only running Quickbooks, no one else is logged into the network
>and there is nothing running on the server.  We have been trying to
>troubleshoot this problem for months to no evail.  Intuit does not
>admit there is a problem and simple through up their hands we we got
>to the Vice presidents level.
>
>Infact, today I was standing over her and all that was running was
>there stupid payroll update over the internet and it reported a server
>busy message.   No windows were open in quickbooks and nothing else
>was running on her machine.
>
>I have since hypothisized that the "Server Busy" message must be a
>COM problem and that Quickbooks is not admitting to ther defect.
>
>At this point I would not recomend this product to anyone due to the
>lack of knowledgable support or any support for that matter.  I am
>truly frustrated!!!
>
>If anyone has any sugestions on this topic it would be estatically
>recieved.
>
>TIA!!
>
>
>
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2001 01:40:50 GMT, r_brummel@NOworldnet.JUNKatt.net
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2001 06:19:45 GMT, "David Ray" <david@timecalc.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>File opening should not be a slow process under NT.  If it is, it is at
>>>>least an indication that you are suffering some other network difficulty OR
>>>>the PC is just way, way too slow to be a server.
>>
>>If the "PC" is too slow to be a Server, then I guess it is just an illusion
>>that my client is actually doing work every day, using said Server. Perhaps
>>the solution to your 'puzzle'  is that economics play a role in what is "too
>>slow" versus what is "acceptable performance."
>>
>>As I noted, defragmentation created a great improvement. That was the purpose
>>of my post.
>>
>>>>The structure of NTFS is such that file opens and closes are faster than
>>>>with any other popular OS (other than Linux, maybe...)
>>
>>I never said it was slower than Apple or Netware. I just said it was
>>sluggish. Note that NTFS is a file system, not an OS.
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>><r_brummel@NOworldnet.JUNKatt.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:3aa9870f.24370559@news.mindspring.com...
>>>>> I was stumped by a slow QB company file running from a slow 3-year old
>>>>> Server. But defragmenting the Server (NTFS drives) made a huge difference;
>>>>> while files still open sluggishly, once open they are adequately
>>>>responsive
>>>>> (ie no more sclerotic "Searching....." etc messages.) At least for now.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, I recommend defragmenting, particularly NTFS. (I used Raxco's Perfect
>>>>> Disk, which was discussed in the comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc forum (I
>>>>> think).
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Brummel
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

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