Dear Stardock,
A few days ago, I purchased and installed Object Desktop and ObjectDock along with a few other goodies from your company.
Yesterday, I tried installing the most recent beta version of IconPackager [3.19g(rc).021] via the Stardock Central application, with the Auto-Archive option selected. It took somewhere between 15 to 20 minutes for this operation to complete. When I next downloaded an icon set and clicked the OK button within IconPackager, a Windows "Please Wait" screen was displayed and the entire screen went to shades of gray. After 45 minutes of the CPU running at 100%, I performed an End Task on this operation.
Today, while using the Stardock Central application to UNinstall this beta release, the same thing happened ... a Windows "Please Wait" screen was displayed and the entire screen went to shades of gray. I let it run for over TWO HOURS and then finally went into Task Manager and performed an End Task on the following Applications:
* SDDimmedWait
* SDNullOut
* Stardock Central - Object Desktop
* Stardock Central - Object Desktop
Detailed information on each of the four Applications from Task Manager
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SDDimmedWait
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Process: IconPackager.exe
Status: Running
CPU Time: 02:07:31
SDNullOut
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Process: IconPackager.exe
Status: Running
CPU Time: (forgot to write it down)
Stardock Central - Object Desktop
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Process: explorer.exe
Status: Not Responding
CPU Time: 00:02:28
Mem Usage: 49,996 K
Peak Mem Usage: 53,644 K
Handles: 483
Threads: 15
USER Objects: 202
GDI Objects: 408
I/O Read Bytes: 28,906,595 (not increasing)
I/O Other: 641,545 (increasing)
Stardock Central - Object Desktop
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Process: sdcentral.exe
Status: Not Responding
CPU Time: 00:00:03
Mem Usage: 11,232 K
Peak Mem Usage: 21,132 K
Handles: 393
Threads: 7
USER Objects: 161
GDI Objects: 308
I/O Read Bytes: 5,070,392 (not increasing)
I/O Other: 16,999 (increasing)
Other applications running at the time
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* Windows Explorer
* MS Outlook Express
* Corel Paint Shop Pro 10
* Creative Surround Mixer 2
Taskbar (background) Tasks
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* Local Area Connection (network/Internet connection)
* Zone Alarm (Firewall)
* Symantec-Norton System Works
- Norton Anti-Virus
- Ghost tray icon (not running)
- Norton Protection Center
* ATI tray icon (ATI Control Panel link)
* ObjectDock Plus
* Cacheman (cache manager)
* FileEx (File Dialog Expander)
* Epson Stylus Photo RX500 (printer monitor)
* Cloudmark Desktop (Outlook Express anti-SPAM)
* Volume (sound control tray icon)
* VSC Helper icon (Virtual SoundCanvas)
* WindowBlinds 5.5
* External Hard Drive (1394 - Firewire)
Other Task Manager Information
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Processes: 74
Commit Charge: 806 M / 2387 M
CPU Usage: 53% to 75% (this is a HT CPU, so it's equivalent to 100% usage)
Users: 1
System Information, from SiSoftware Sandra
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Operating System
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Ver 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
(fully up-to-date, including .NET Framework ver. 3)
Processor
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Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Speed : 3.04GHz
SMT Support : 2 SMT(s) (Hyper Threading - ACTIVE)
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC synchronous ATC
Mainboard and BIOS
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Bus(es) : X-Bus AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 SMBus/i2c
MP Support : 2 CPU(s)
System BIOS : Dell Computer Corporation A04
Mainboard : Dell Computer Corp.
System Chipset : Dell Computer Corp 82850 (850) CPU to I/O Controller (MCH)
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 132MHz (528MHz data rate)
Installed Memory : 1535MB RDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 528MHz (1056MHz data rate)
Video System
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Monitor/Panel : ViewSonic VX2000
Adapter : ATI RADEON 9700 PRO
Monitor/Panel : ViewSonic VX922
Adapter : ATI RADEON 9700 PRO - Secondary
Physical Storage Devices
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Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive : WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 (111.8GB)
Disk Drive : WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 (111.8GB)
Disk Drive : ADS Technologies Inc. DLX-185+ IDE Device 1 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device
CD-ROM/DVD : SONY DVD RW DRU-500A (CD 32X Rd, 24X Wr) (DVD 4X Rd, 3X Wr)
Logical Storage Devices
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3.5" (A:) : 1.44MB (no disk inserted)
Hard Disk (C:) : 111.7GB (27.3GB, 24% Free) (NTFS)
Hard Disk (D:) : 111.7GB (27.5GB, 25% Free) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : (no disc inserted)
Hard Disk (G:) : 232.8GB (74.4GB, 32% Free) (NTFS)
Peripherals
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Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
USB Controller/Hub : VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
FireWire/1394 Controller : VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Mouse : Wacom Mouse
Human Interface : HID-compliant device
Human Interface : Wacom HID Pen
Human Interface : Wacom HID Digitizer
Human Interface : Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
MultiMedia Device(s)
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Device : Creative SB Live! series (sound card)
Device : Creative Game Port
Device : DVStorm-RT (for digital video capture/editing)
Printers and Faxes
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Model : SnagIt 8
Model : PrimoPDF
Model : PDF995
Model : Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Model : HP LaserJet 5P/5MP PostScript
Model : HP LaserJet 5MP
Model : EPSON Stylus Photo RX500
Network Adapter
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Networking Installed : Yes
Adapter : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection
