Task Server unresponsive

I'm using ARD 3 on an Xserve with Mac OS X Server 10.6.3. I'm finding that when I run package installs using "From the Task Server on this computer," many times the package never gets installed. It simply says "Client Idle."
I've checked Activity Monitor and the ARDAgent is still active, so it seems the TS is still running -- but it's not doing anything. Has anyone found a way to restart the Task Server, or wake it up? If I install the package immediately, it works just fine.
Thanks!
David

its not that there is a lag it just doesn't come up.  When I am not in full screen it works just as normal as it did when I had Mountain Lion.  This computer is only 4 months old (retina).  It is as if it does not recognize that I want to do anything on the Dock.  It is driving me up a wall I am about to go back to mountain lion if there is not solution.

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