We have our first product Windows 2003 Web Edition server going in, and
after upgrading to SP1 and then having all of the critical updates after
that download and install, now the computer refuses to start correctly,
hanging at the message "Applying Computer Settings". This newsgroup is
filled with posts about this issue, so apparently it is a common bug after
installation of service updates on W2K3. I do NOT have APC services on
this machine.
Per another thread, I disabled the network adapter and now I can at least
boot up and login as the local Administrator. When I attempt to start
Windows Installer service this hangs. When I set it to Autostart and login
it is marked "Stopping".
As I understand it, the Applying Computer Settings message usually means
that some service is hanging on startup. How do I correctly deduce which
one, so that I can set it to Manual or Disabled?
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Will
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