Why I got "Server busy" warning?

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Hi, I used to use Word 2000, and recently, I frequently got "Server busy"
warning when open a dialog such as modify format,print or insert symbol. I
tried a lot to eliminate this problem by uninstall and reinstall Office even
clear my computer by reinstall the system, but this still frequently
happening.
When it happening, a message to ask "switch to" or "cancel", but no matter
what to chose, it just takes time and I cannot use the dialog.
For this reason, I uninstalled the Office 2000 and installed Office 2003,
but today this happened again when I tried to insert a symbol.

This just happen in less than one year, before this, I never find Word 2000
has the problem.

Anyone has the same experience? and any solution for sharing?

Thanks!
 
Do you have a printer driver installed locally on your computer? This sounds
like a network printer problem to me. If you only have a network printer,
try installing the printer locally: it doesn't matter that you don't have a
local printer - only that Word 'think' you have one and can see the local
printer driver.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

: Hi, I used to use Word 2000, and recently, I frequently got "Server busy"
: warning when open a dialog such as modify format,print or insert symbol. I
: tried a lot to eliminate this problem by uninstall and reinstall Office
even
: clear my computer by reinstall the system, but this still frequently
: happening.
: When it happening, a message to ask "switch to" or "cancel", but no matter
: what to chose, it just takes time and I cannot use the dialog.
: For this reason, I uninstalled the Office 2000 and installed Office 2003,
: but today this happened again when I tried to insert a symbol.
:
: This just happen in less than one year, before this, I never find Word
2000
: has the problem.
:
: Anyone has the same experience? and any solution for sharing?
:
: Thanks!
:
:
 
Thank you for the explanation. I do have local printer installed on this
machine but did not set it as default. I now set it as default and see if it
still has this problem or not. I hope MS change this in the future, only
when needed then check the printer's existing.
 
Unfortunately, Word needs to see the printer driver in order to lay out a
document. If the network printer is queued on a server, then if it is
unavailable, Word won't know what to do.

Terry

: Thank you for the explanation. I do have local printer installed on this
: machine but did not set it as default. I now set it as default and see if
it
: still has this problem or not. I hope MS change this in the future, only
: when needed then check the printer's existing.
:
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Do you have a printer driver installed locally on your computer? This
: > sounds
: > like a network printer problem to me. If you only have a network
printer,
: > try installing the printer locally: it doesn't matter that you don't
have
: > a
: > local printer - only that Word 'think' you have one and can see the
local
: > printer driver.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: > : > : Hi, I used to use Word 2000, and recently, I frequently got "Server
: > busy"
: > : warning when open a dialog such as modify format,print or insert
symbol.
: > I
: > : tried a lot to eliminate this problem by uninstall and reinstall
Office
: > even
: > : clear my computer by reinstall the system, but this still frequently
: > : happening.
: > : When it happening, a message to ask "switch to" or "cancel", but no
: > matter
: > : what to chose, it just takes time and I cannot use the dialog.
: > : For this reason, I uninstalled the Office 2000 and installed Office
: > 2003,
: > : but today this happened again when I tried to insert a symbol.
: > :
: > : This just happen in less than one year, before this, I never find Word
: > 2000
: > : has the problem.
: > :
: > : Anyone has the same experience? and any solution for sharing?
: > :
: > : Thanks!
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
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