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I was unable to log into the server at all. It eventually did proceed to Stage 3 of 3 then show the normal windows login. But I was unable to login and RDP also does not work.<br />
When I turned off the machine, it went back to Stage 3 of 3 this time.<br />
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I gave up and restored the VM from a backup.<br />
This time I ran Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 from a manual download and it worked.
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I was unable to log into the server at all. It eventually did proceed to Stage 3 of 3 then show the normal windows login. But I was unable to login and RDP also does not work.
When I turned off the machine, it went back to Stage 3 of 3 this time.

I gave up and restored the VM from a backup.
This time I ran Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 from a manual download and it worked.

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I have a host server running windows 2008 r2 enterprise edition and a hyperV guest on the same OS. When I tried to install service pack 1, after restarting, it hangs for a long time at &quot;Stage 2 of 3 Preparing to configure windows. Do not turn off your computer.&quot;<br />
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After almost 2 hours, it managed to complete but when I tried to login, it hanged again at &quot;Applying User Settings&quot;<br />
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I turned off the VM and restarted it. It went back to &quot;Stage 2 of 3...&quot; and is still running.<br />
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What could be the problem?
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I have a host server running windows 2008 r2 enterprise edition and a hyperV guest on the same OS. When I tried to install service pack 1, after restarting, it hangs for a long time at "Stage 2 of 3 Preparing to configure windows. Do not turn off your computer."

After almost 2 hours, it managed to complete but when I tried to login, it hanged again at "Applying User Settings"

I turned off the VM and restarted it. It went back to "Stage 2 of 3..." and is still running.

What could be the problem?

windows 2008 r2 service pack 1 - hangs stage 2 of 3

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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