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Chris Benton
Guest
I'm running Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP1 on an HP ProLiant DL380
server with 4 GB of RAM and an array of four 72GB hard drives. About two
weeks ago, our server started randomly rebooting itself with the following
message: "This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and
log off.." etc. Shutdown initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The specific error
mentioned is: "Windows must now restart because the service services.svc
terminated unexpectedly." Sometimes, the server does not actually reboot, but
the services all abort, anyway. The only change to the server, apart from
regular system updates, was the installation of Office 2007.
When the above happens, I am unable to log in to the server at the console
or via RDP. It takes at least an hour for a login window to appear, and even
then, it does not allow me to log in. The only thing that seems to work is
powering off the server and powering it back on. The problem recurs a couple
of days later. I've been unable to find any viruses/malware, and the Security
log does not show any breaches. Any ideas what could be causing this? This is
our DC, so it's a serious problem.
server with 4 GB of RAM and an array of four 72GB hard drives. About two
weeks ago, our server started randomly rebooting itself with the following
message: "This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and
log off.." etc. Shutdown initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The specific error
mentioned is: "Windows must now restart because the service services.svc
terminated unexpectedly." Sometimes, the server does not actually reboot, but
the services all abort, anyway. The only change to the server, apart from
regular system updates, was the installation of Office 2007.
When the above happens, I am unable to log in to the server at the console
or via RDP. It takes at least an hour for a login window to appear, and even
then, it does not allow me to log in. The only thing that seems to work is
powering off the server and powering it back on. The problem recurs a couple
of days later. I've been unable to find any viruses/malware, and the Security
log does not show any breaches. Any ideas what could be causing this? This is
our DC, so it's a serious problem.