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What does server busy mean

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I have an old computer: Pentium 4 CPU 1.60GHz; 1.59GHz, 1.00 GB RAM; Windows XP Service Pack 3. Internet provider: Comcast with connection speed of 15Mbps. When I launch Firefox 8 my CPU Usage shots up to 100% & lingers there for a while 5, 10, 20 seconds maybe. When I stream, ie hulu, the CPU Usage shoots to 100% & stays there making the streamed image & audio choppy. And I get "Server Busy This action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. Choose 'Switch To' to activate the busy program and correct problem". I don't understand what the Server Busy message is telling me, what program is busy, and why the CPU Usage shoots to 100% and lingers as long as it does. Any suggestions.

I have an old computer: Pentium 4 CPU 1.60GHz; 1.59GHz, 1.00 GB RAM; Windows XP Service Pack 3. Internet provider: Comcast with connection speed of 15Mbps. When I launch Firefox 8 my CPU Usage shots up to 100% & lingers there for a while 5, 10, 20 seconds maybe. When I stream, ie hulu, the CPU Usage shoots to 100% & stays there making the streamed image & audio choppy. And I get "Server Busy This action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. Choose 'Switch To' to activate the busy program and correct problem". I don't understand what the Server Busy message is telling me, what program is busy, and why the CPU Usage shoots to 100% and lingers as long as it does. Any suggestions.

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).