Configuring Updates - stuck at 0%

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I've rebooted a server and *somehow* updates had been installed, and now on
reboot it's stuck at 0% on update 1 of 3, and has been for about 30
minutes - any suggestions? Unfortunately it's my PDC and Exchange server, so
it's important to me to get it running again. And of course, given I only
switched to 2008 and Exchange 2007 yesterday from my old server, I don't
have a backup yet either :(

Dino
 
Re: Configuring Updates - stuck at 0%

Hello Dean,

Was it a clean install or an inplace upgrade? Did you try a reboot or a reboot
to safe mode?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I've rebooted a server and *somehow* updates had been installed, and
> now on reboot it's stuck at 0% on update 1 of 3, and has been for
> about 30 minutes - any suggestions? Unfortunately it's my PDC and
> Exchange server, so it's important to me to get it running again. And
> of course, given I only switched to 2008 and Exchange 2007 yesterday
> from my old server, I don't have a backup yet either :(
>
> Dino
>
 
Re: Configuring Updates - stuck at 0%

Meinolf,

It was a clean install, and all I did was select to reboot (not "Install
Updates and shut down" and when it rebooted, it just went to the Configuring
updates screen and is still at 0%. Short of ignoring the instructions and
turning the computer off, I have no option to start it in safe mode now - I
have no options at all really.

I do have file system access to it, so am copying the exchange folder off as
we speak in the hope that I might be able to recover Exchange later if this
doesn't come back up.

Dino

"Meinolf Weber" wrote in message
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> Hello Dean,
>
> Was it a clean install or an inplace upgrade? Did you try a reboot or a
> reboot to safe mode?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> I've rebooted a server and *somehow* updates had been installed, and
>> now on reboot it's stuck at 0% on update 1 of 3, and has been for
>> about 30 minutes - any suggestions? Unfortunately it's my PDC and
>> Exchange server, so it's important to me to get it running again. And
>> of course, given I only switched to 2008 and Exchange 2007 yesterday
>> from my old server, I don't have a backup yet either :(
>>
>> Dino
>>
>
>
 
Re: Configuring Updates - stuck at 0%

Hello Dean,

Just found your other posting, "Windows Server 2008 non-functional network".
Please describe more in detail about your upgrading, what i was looking before
and the amount of servers with which functions, etc. You are also talking
there about removing an old DC and haveing problems with DNS etc.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
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> I've rebooted a server and *somehow* updates had been installed, and
> now on reboot it's stuck at 0% on update 1 of 3, and has been for
> about 30 minutes - any suggestions? Unfortunately it's my PDC and
> Exchange server, so it's important to me to get it running again. And
> of course, given I only switched to 2008 and Exchange 2007 yesterday
> from my old server, I don't have a backup yet either :(
>
> Dino
>
 
Re: Configuring Updates - stuck at 0%

Hi,

I previously had 1 server running Server 2003 and Exchage 2003. I built a
new server yesterday with 2008 X64, promoted it to AD (Global Catalogue
Server) and installed Exchange 2007. I migrated the Exchage mailboxes over
and the demoted the 2003 server out of the domain - that's when this fun
started. Initially, I had no network, I managed to get that to work then
Exchange wouldn't start (transport problems I think - but I cannot get on
the machine to give any more detail). I made a few changes (namely removing
the old 2003 server records from the DNS as it was still there as a domain
controller etc which it was no longer) and rebooted. That's when it decided
to install updates for me.

Dino

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb66970d38ca71511255b122@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Dean,
>
> Just found your other posting, "Windows Server 2008 non-functional
> network". Please describe more in detail about your upgrading, what i was
> looking before and the amount of servers with which functions, etc. You
> are also talking there about removing an old DC and haveing problems with
> DNS etc.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> I've rebooted a server and *somehow* updates had been installed, and
>> now on reboot it's stuck at 0% on update 1 of 3, and has been for
>> about 30 minutes - any suggestions? Unfortunately it's my PDC and
>> Exchange server, so it's important to me to get it running again. And
>> of course, given I only switched to 2008 and Exchange 2007 yesterday
>> from my old server, I don't have a backup yet either :(
>>
>> Dino
>>
>
>
 
Re: Configuring Updates - stuck at 0%

Hello Dean,

So the 2008 is DC, Exchange server? Is it also DNS server and Global catalog?
Did you chekc that the 5 FSMO roles are on the new 2008 DC?

Did you try to follow this way fro removing the old DC with ADSIEdit, even
it is not shown for 2008:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> I previously had 1 server running Server 2003 and Exchage 2003. I
> built a new server yesterday with 2008 X64, promoted it to AD (Global
> Catalogue Server) and installed Exchange 2007. I migrated the Exchage
> mailboxes over and the demoted the 2003 server out of the domain -
> that's when this fun started. Initially, I had no network, I managed
> to get that to work then Exchange wouldn't start (transport problems I
> think - but I cannot get on the machine to give any more detail). I
> made a few changes (namely removing the old 2003 server records from
> the DNS as it was still there as a domain controller etc which it was
> no longer) and rebooted. That's when it decided to install updates for
> me.
>
> Dino
>
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb66970d38ca71511255b122@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
>> Hello Dean,
>>
>> Just found your other posting, "Windows Server 2008 non-functional
>> network". Please describe more in detail about your upgrading, what i
>> was looking before and the amount of servers with which functions,
>> etc. You are also talking there about removing an old DC and haveing
>> problems with DNS etc.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> I've rebooted a server and *somehow* updates had been installed, and
>>> now on reboot it's stuck at 0% on update 1 of 3, and has been for
>>> about 30 minutes - any suggestions? Unfortunately it's my PDC and
>>> Exchange server, so it's important to me to get it running again.
>>> And of course, given I only switched to 2008 and Exchange 2007
>>> yesterday from my old server, I don't have a backup yet either :(
>>>
>>> Dino
>>>
 
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