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Is it Blue Screening? Are you capturing memory dumps of the crashes?
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Is it Blue Screening? Are you capturing memory dumps of the crashes?

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Go to the command prompt run sfc /scannow
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Go to the command prompt run sfc /scannow

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Apart from zipping and posting the last 3 minidumps, scan the server for malware.
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Apart from zipping and posting the last 3 minidumps, scan the server for malware.

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Updates will reboot the computer to complete the update process. Is this what you mean by a crash is the server reboots itself?
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Updates will reboot the computer to complete the update process. Is this what you mean by a crash is the server reboots itself?

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It sounds like you have a default domain policy for windows updates to install and reboot automatically. 
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It sounds like you have a default domain policy for windows updates to install and reboot automatically.

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Chief IT no it is a BSOD it is not a normal reboot I am going to try the SFC/scannow this weekend. 
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Chief IT no it is a BSOD it is not a normal reboot I am going to try the SFC/scannow this weekend.

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Why don't you zip the last 3 minidumps like we have asked, and attach them?
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Why don't you zip the last 3 minidumps like we have asked, and attach them?

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We have a windows 2003 sp2 server that is crashing every time we attempt to apply windows updates. It is functioning as a web server. there is nothing in the event log which is indicating why it crashes. 
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We have a windows 2003 sp2 server that is crashing every time we attempt to apply windows updates. It is functioning as a web server. there is nothing in the event log which is indicating why it crashes. 

Server 2003 crashes every time we perform windows updates

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

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.

Microsoft IIS Web Server

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.