sdmcp problems: take 4

[Gary Olson]

tried to use "Add/Remove Windows Components" in Add/Remove programs.
sysocmgr.exe process got stuck. I killed the first process after 20
minutes, tried again. This time I killed sdmcp.exe -0- and lo & behold
the OS started working again.
SDC 2.10.344 build 95
Right cli.....oh wait SDC 2.10a.346 is available. Since the last update
has hosed my system, should I install this one?

Please post a method for rolling back SDC to a version of March of 2005
whilst I attempt accepting your update, close my multiplicity of Windows
and Virtual Machines, and reboot.

This better work this time....I am tired of sdmcp.exe locking up my system.

Brian Nelson

[Brian Nelson]

No, the latest version of SDC did not fix the problem with sdmcp.exe
stopping the proper execution of sysocmgr.exe -- ie Add/Remove Windows
components.

I would submit a request thru normal website support channels; but the
email autoresponder is the only response ever received.

Post by Gary Olson
tried to use "Add/Remove Windows Components" in Add/Remove programs.
sysocmgr.exe process got stuck. I killed the first process after 20
minutes, tried again. This time I killed sdmcp.exe -0- and lo & behold
the OS started working again.
SDC 2.10.344 build 95
Right cli.....oh wait SDC 2.10a.346 is available. Since the last update
has hosed my system, should I install this one?
Please post a method for rolling back SDC to a version of March of 2005
whilst I attempt accepting your update, close my multiplicity of Windows
and Virtual Machines, and reboot.
This better work this time....I am tired of sdmcp.exe locking up my system.
Brian Nelson

[Mike Haber [Stardock]]

There is an autoresponse sent out to every email we receive. What
information did you receive on the autoresponse email?
--
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
------
Stardock - A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
http://www.stardock.com/

Post by Brian Nelson
No, the latest version of SDC did not fix the problem with sdmcp.exe
stopping the proper execution of sysocmgr.exe -- ie Add/Remove Windows
components.
I would submit a request thru normal website support channels; but the
email autoresponder is the only response ever received.

Post by Gary Olson
tried to use "Add/Remove Windows Components" in Add/Remove programs.
sysocmgr.exe process got stuck. I killed the first process after 20
minutes, tried again. This time I killed sdmcp.exe -0- and lo & behold
the OS started working again.
SDC 2.10.344 build 95
Right cli.....oh wait SDC 2.10a.346 is available. Since the last update
has hosed my system, should I install this one?
Please post a method for rolling back SDC to a version of March of 2005
whilst I attempt accepting your update, close my multiplicity of Windows
and Virtual Machines, and reboot.
This better work this time....I am tired of sdmcp.exe locking up my system.
Brian Nelson

[Gary Olson]

Post by Mike Haber [Stardock]
There is an autoresponse sent out to every email we receive. What
information did you receive on the autoresponse email?

The latest build of SDC has corrected the issue.

[Gary Olson]

Post by Gary Olson
tried to use "Add/Remove Windows Components" in Add/Remove programs.
sysocmgr.exe process got stuck. I killed the first process after 20
minutes, tried again. This time I killed sdmcp.exe -0- and lo & behold
the OS started working again.
SDC 2.10.344 build 95
Right cli.....oh wait SDC 2.10a.346 is available. Since the last update
has hosed my system, should I install this one?
Please post a method for rolling back SDC to a version of March of 2005
whilst I attempt accepting your update, close my multiplicity of Windows
and Virtual Machines, and reboot.
This better work this time....I am tired of sdmcp.exe locking up my system.
Brian Nelson

I tried to uninstall Stardock Central. the command
.....\sdmcp.exe -shutdown

hung. I manually killed the process; the uninstall completed.

sdmcp interferes with the proper operation of McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator 3.6.0 console. The McAfee console makes use of IE; IE fails
to execute with Stardock Central installed. This occurs on both a W2K3
and WinXP SP2 platform.

Again, same processes show I/O: crss.exe, lsass.exe, services.exe,
svchost.exe, iexplore.exe (minor), explorer.exe(minor).

[Gary Olson]

Post by Gary Olson

Post by Gary Olson
tried to use "Add/Remove Windows Components" in Add/Remove programs.
sysocmgr.exe process got stuck. I killed the first process after 20
minutes, tried again. This time I killed sdmcp.exe -0- and lo & behold
the OS started working again.
SDC 2.10.344 build 95
Right cli.....oh wait SDC 2.10a.346 is available. Since the last
update has hosed my system, should I install this one?
Please post a method for rolling back SDC to a version of March of
2005 whilst I attempt accepting your update, close my multiplicity of
Windows and Virtual Machines, and reboot.
This better work this time....I am tired of sdmcp.exe locking up my system.
Brian Nelson

I tried to uninstall Stardock Central. the command
.....\sdmcp.exe -shutdown
hung. I manually killed the process; the uninstall completed.
sdmcp interferes with the proper operation of McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator 3.6.0 console. The McAfee console makes use of IE; IE fails
to execute with Stardock Central installed. This occurs on both a W2K3
and WinXP SP2 platform.
Again, same processes show I/O: crss.exe, lsass.exe, services.exe,
svchost.exe, iexplore.exe (minor), explorer.exe(minor).

I uninstalled Stardock Central 2.10a.348 build 95, upgraded to W2K3
Service Pack 1, reinstalled Stardock Central. The McAfee ePolicy issue
is no longer.

Curious, before the process was "sdmcp.exe"; now the service is
"SDCMP.EXE". Along with "SDCENT~1.EXE"