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By the way, you can shut off the audit trail, though this only shuts
of audit trail changes and you want it most in multi-user.

On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 05:34:40 GMT, "David Ray" <david@timecalc.com>
wrote:

>I agree with Mike -- if you only have one user, why have it a server anyway?
>
>At least as a diagnostic aid, you should move it to the workstation.  If the
>problem still presents, perhaps Intuit is the right place to be looking for
>help.  But it seems more likely to me you're dealing with a network that
>isn't set up properly.  "Server Busy" messages can originate anywhere from
>the server itself, through the protocol stacks, to the workstation itself.
>To conclude automatically that it is an Intuit problem doesn't make a lot of
>sense.
>
>A 90mb QB file is pressing the limits of the software, however, and one must
>question whether it is time for you to be considering moving on down the
>road...
>
>David
>
>
>"Mike Block - Tax Cut C.P.A." <mblockNO_SPAM@blocktax.com> wrote in message
>news:3ab86144.94833896@news.mindspring.com...
>> 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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