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btw, how is the server configured? only server in the domain?<br />
did you aplly the SP1 the correct way?
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btw, how is the server configured? only server in the domain?
did you aplly the SP1 the correct way?

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I updated the server to SP2 and followed up with all security updates from MS. The services have not stopped since,, but I am watching closely.
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I updated the server to SP2 and followed up with all security updates from MS. The services have not stopped since,, but I am watching closely.

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okay, nice, also audit the event logs to see if anything strange is going on.
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okay, nice, also audit the event logs to see if anything strange is going on.

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Just followed up with the customer and everything has been running fine this week thatnk you for your assistance.
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Just followed up with the customer and everything has been running fine this week thatnk you for your assistance.

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Windows 2003 Small Business Server SP1<br />
Group of services stop ramdomly, Event viewer doesn't log anything that would help explain this issue.<br />
Here is a list of services that stop.<br />
Automatic updates<br />
Compouter Browser<br />
Cryptographic Services<br />
HID Input Services<br />
Messenger<br />
Secondary Logon<br />
Server<br />
Workstation<br />
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Obviously when these services stop the network is down.
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Windows 2003 Small Business Server SP1
Group of services stop ramdomly, Event viewer doesn't log anything that would help explain this issue.
Here is a list of services that stop.
Automatic updates
Compouter Browser
Cryptographic Services
HID Input Services
Messenger
Secondary Logon
Server
Workstation

Obviously when these services stop the network is down.

Several Services Radomly Stop

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).