Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 install problems

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I am running Windows 2003 Standard Server with Service Pack 1. I am trying to
update it to Service Pack 2, but have run into problems with it. I have first
tried updating it via the Windows Update website, it is able to download but
does not install, it comes back with an error code of 0x80242000. I have then
downloaded the Service Pack and tried. It is able to go through the
extraction of the files, but once it has finished, it stops and disappears
and deletes the temporary folder it has created. I have checked the Task
Manager to see if it is still running, but it is not.

To troubleshoot this problem, I have rebooted the server and tried another
basic update that also extracts, but that does not work either. There is
nothing in the event log.

I have gone onto the Windows Update Newsgroup, but they said to try what I
have already tried and then said to go onto the WSUS newsgroup. I know this
is not the WSUS newsgroup, but I am not sure that is the right place as I am
not using WSUS.

If anybody could help me with this problem, I would really appreciate it.
 
RE: Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 install problems

Just wondering if anybody had any idea about my problem?

Thanks
David

"David" wrote:

> I am running Windows 2003 Standard Server with Service Pack 1. I am trying to
> update it to Service Pack 2, but have run into problems with it. I have first
> tried updating it via the Windows Update website, it is able to download but
> does not install, it comes back with an error code of 0x80242000. I have then
> downloaded the Service Pack and tried. It is able to go through the
> extraction of the files, but once it has finished, it stops and disappears
> and deletes the temporary folder it has created. I have checked the Task
> Manager to see if it is still running, but it is not.
>
> To troubleshoot this problem, I have rebooted the server and tried another
> basic update that also extracts, but that does not work either. There is
> nothing in the event log.
>
> I have gone onto the Windows Update Newsgroup, but they said to try what I
> have already tried and then said to go onto the WSUS newsgroup. I know this
> is not the WSUS newsgroup, but I am not sure that is the right place as I am
> not using WSUS.
>
> If anybody could help me with this problem, I would really appreciate it.
 
Re: Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 install problems

Hello David,

Checkout the svcpack.log for errors under c:\windows

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> I am running Windows 2003 Standard Server with Service Pack 1. I am
> trying to update it to Service Pack 2, but have run into problems with
> it. I have first tried updating it via the Windows Update website, it
> is able to download but does not install, it comes back with an error
> code of 0x80242000. I have then downloaded the Service Pack and tried.
> It is able to go through the extraction of the files, but once it has
> finished, it stops and disappears and deletes the temporary folder it
> has created. I have checked the Task Manager to see if it is still
> running, but it is not.
>
> To troubleshoot this problem, I have rebooted the server and tried
> another basic update that also extracts, but that does not work
> either. There is nothing in the event log.
>
> I have gone onto the Windows Update Newsgroup, but they said to try
> what I have already tried and then said to go onto the WSUS newsgroup.
> I know this is not the WSUS newsgroup, but I am not sure that is the
> right place as I am not using WSUS.
>
> If anybody could help me with this problem, I would really appreciate
> it.
>
 
Re: Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 install problems

>I am running Windows 2003 Standard Server with Service Pack 1. I am trying to
>update it to Service Pack 2, but have run into problems with it. I have first
>tried updating it via the Windows Update website, it is able to download but
>does not install, it comes back with an error code of 0x80242000. I have then
>downloaded the Service Pack and tried. It is able to go through the
>extraction of the files, but once it has finished, it stops and disappears
>and deletes the temporary folder it has created. I have checked the Task
>Manager to see if it is still running, but it is not.
>
>To troubleshoot this problem, I have rebooted the server and tried another
>basic update that also extracts, but that does not work either. There is
>nothing in the event log.
>
>I have gone onto the Windows Update Newsgroup, but they said to try what I
>have already tried and then said to go onto the WSUS newsgroup. I know this
>is not the WSUS newsgroup, but I am not sure that is the right place as I am
>not using WSUS.
>
>If anybody could help me with this problem, I would really appreciate it.

It's not the most pragmatic way of doing it but try installing in Safe
Mode. It could also be your A/V or some other program that is gumming
up the works. In Safe Mode, these usually have no influence on these
weird kind of bugs. Ensure too that you have the Microsoft Installer
3.1.

- Thee Chicago Wolf
 
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