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I unplugged the nic and it finished the boot process. Then reconnected and the applications running on it are working (ie blackberry server). This server does not have the Powerchute software running on it but it did have Symantec's Endpointe virus protection. I had uninstalled it prior to when the problem started.
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I unplugged the nic and it finished the boot process. Then reconnected and the applications running on it are working (ie blackberry server). This server does not have the Powerchute software running on it but it did have Symantec's Endpointe virus protection. I had uninstalled it prior to when the problem started.

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Ok , when it boots up next time then hold the shift key for while until its not open
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Ok , when it boots up next time then hold the shift key for while until its not open

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I used MSs add/remove. I need to reinstall the antivirus, I wonder if that will solve the issue. I would like to confirm if this is the cause for future reference. 
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I used MSs add/remove. I need to reinstall the antivirus, I wonder if that will solve the issue. I would like to confirm if this is the cause for future reference.

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Thanks for the help. That seems to be the cause of the problem.
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Thanks for the help. That seems to be the cause of the problem.

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My windows 2003 server hangs while applying settings during the boot process. I had uninstalled the antivirus before this started to happen.
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My windows 2003 server hangs while applying settings during the boot process. I had uninstalled the antivirus before this started to happen.

windows 2003 while booting up

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

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).