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cant install sp2 for exchange 2003

When ever i run sp2 it  it hangs on stoping system attendent

i cant stop sys attendent via services either  just fails and says stopping

any attmpts to kill the process returns an acces denied

sevice starts under system  access denied is for any admin account  unaware of system acount..

any ideas?

i have left it alone for 2 hours  its a new server with no users or functions / load
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are you using the account used to install exchange?
any errors in the application log?
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Please make sure you are logging into the Domain wiht an account that has domain admin right to exchange and AD.
people some times log locally to the severs.  also plase end=sure that the accoutn in question is member of the Exchange server Local Admin Group.