Re: Desktop / Windows Freezes

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From: Jim Behning SBS MVP (jimbehingmvp_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 13:48:15 GMT

Quickbooks is a workstation application. Are we to assume that the
workstation is having problems with Quickbooks or a server? Or are you
running a standard server in application server mode and are having
problems?

"Spooker" <Spooker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Have just installed Win2003 Server Standard Edition, and have noticed a
>problem that i am able to re-create at any time.
>
>When i right click on a desktop icon (i.e. quickbooks) and want to drag it
>into the toolbar (quicklaunch bar), the computer will freeze, no menu pops up
>to either move, copy, etc... and the only way out of it is to reboot the
>computer (no other options are available, and the start menu AND the toolbar
>is gone)!!
>
>Have plenty of memory, plenty of speed and space, have tried to stop all
>running applications before and after the freeze, to no avail.
>
>Any ideas??

Jim B. SBS Community Member
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