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Hi there! :)<br />
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Try disabling the services and restart the machine before trying again. On another note, it might be working, it's just that the loading bar isn't being updated real time or is lagging. Do give it some time, it's normal for it to take a while.
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Hi there! :)

Try disabling the services and restart the machine before trying again. On another note, it might be working, it's just that the loading bar isn't being updated real time or is lagging. Do give it some time, it's normal for it to take a while.

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The SBS server expects to be the DHCP server...why would you want to remove that role? &nbsp; What steps did you take to try to remove that role? &nbsp; &nbsp;What is going to perform DHCP now?
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The SBS server expects to be the DHCP server...why would you want to remove that role?   What steps did you take to try to remove that role?    What is going to perform DHCP now?

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Again, thanks to both. Sometimes, we are used to things going quickly that we lose patience when they don't!
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Again, thanks to both. Sometimes, we are used to things going quickly that we lose patience when they don't!

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I am trying to remove the DHCP Server role on SBS 2008, hangs on &quot;Initializing removal&quot; step.
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I am trying to remove the DHCP Server role on SBS 2008, hangs on "Initializing removal" step.

SBS 2008 Role Removal - hangs after 10/100

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).

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).