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Server ERROR -- The previous system shutdown at <time> on <date> was unexpected ?

A "previous system shutdown was unexpected"
EVENT happened around 4:30pm on 4/24/15
and again today at 7:37am, causing my Windows 2003
server to automatically reboot both times without notice.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/916719
claims that Windows logon (Winlogon.exe) process
does not ignore the Windows logon screen saver
time-out, therefore causing an abnormal shutdown

The server has the same screen saver settings for 5+
years, therefore maybe there is something else wrong.

 1. Did you ever have this type of issue on a Windows 2003 server ?
 2. If so, how did you fix ?
Windows Server 2003Microsoft Server OSServer Hardware

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WORKS2011

8/22/2022 - Mon
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WORKS2011

on another note, time to upgrade 2003 is unstable, EOL already passed, less secure than new products.

how are your backups?

I'd budget money for a new server rather than spend time repairing / recovering a 2003 server
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