Compressor Troubleshooting & Tweaking

Compressor error: "Unable to connect to background process"

Good info on Compressor problems and bugs from Digital Rebellion. They also have a good uninstall app for the whole Final Cut Studio that I had to use recently, FCS Uninstaller.

And here's a tip on speeding up rendering for those with 4 and 8 core systems from kenstone.net:
Compressor - Enabling multiple Cores