| Author | Messages | |
pinto1608
Posts:5
 | | 06/14/2010 9:27 AM |
| Hi all,
This is somewhat a OT, but know here I can get an answer for my problem
which I am facing. I recently installed the Hyper-V role and was asked to
reboot. I have a very small org. say of 10-15 peoples. After reboot the
system sits at the "Preparing to configure Windows. Do not turn off your
computer" screen for ever and never finishes the boot up. File, dns, and
dhcp services are working but exchange is not. If i shut down i can get
into safe mode but then what?? My server is running WS2008 R2, Exchange
2010, DHCP, DNS, WDS, WSUS, and File & Print Server role on single machine.
I just forgot to run all those roles on Hyper V. But the error has been made
so there is no need talk on this, I know.
Some advice on what to do...I would very gratefull to you all.
*Thanks & regards*
**
*Pinto Kumar
*
| | | |
| Aseem
Posts:6
| | 06/14/2010 3:43 PM |
| Well, actually i didn't hv the intention of putting up HyperV on the server,
the client did it....And i donot think this was patching issue because the
server was fully patched up with no updates pending...In the logs all the
exchange services were giving error. 4gb ram 2k8 R2
On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Susan Bradley <susan@sbslinks.com> wrote:
> Because we have SBSers that stick the HyperV role on it and it boots. Also
> that error message is a patching error message, not a hyperV message.
>
> It's not supported to do it, but it will go on. Screws up the wizards
> though.
>
> Have you thought about flipping that box around and laying down a HyperV
> role on the box first then go back and put your stuff back as a guest?
>
> Do you have 2k8 r2 or plain 2k8? R2 is nicer as the hyperV parent for
> purposes of hot swapping the backup drives. You might consider the
> HyperVserver (the non gui one) and then having a Win7 as a guest to control
> it. How much RAM do you have in the system?
>
>
>
> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>
>> Hyper-V was removed and server came back up nicely.
>>
>> How can you says Susan that this was a patching problem and not something
>> else, as after Hyper-V was installed the exchange services were failing to
>> start at the system startup, and when removed Hyper-V...the exchange
>> services started running properly.
>>
>> And this was an AD server so a system restore would have screwed
>> everything else.
>>
>> ...Aseem
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Susan Bradley <susan@sbslinks.com<mailto:
>> susan@sbslinks.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Running the equivalent of a SBS you know. And running HyperV on
>> top of SBS is not recommended. (SBS is cheaper btw than all this)
>> :-)
>>
>> But you don't have a HyperV problem, you have a patching problem.
>>
>> Message "preparing to configure windows, do not turn off your
>> computer" Has stayed on for hours. What can I do?:
>>
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/d5086513-a9bb-46ed-af1a-2c24281fd4d2/
>> "Preparing To Configure Windows. Please Do Not Turn Off Your
>> Computer":
>>
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/99a1e8f6-5939-43f4-b884-1b48f85555fa/
>>
>>
>> Get in to safe more and do a system restore.
>>
>> Pinto Kumar wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> This is somewhat a OT, but know here I can get an answer for
>> my problem which I am facing. I recently installed the Hyper-V
>> role and was asked to reboot. I have a very small org. say of
>> 10-15 peoples. After reboot the system sits at the "Preparing
>> to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer" screen
>> for ever and never finishes the boot up. File, dns, and dhcp
>> services are working but exchange is not. If i shut down i
>> can get into safe mode but then what?? My server is running
>> WS2008 R2, Exchange 2010, DHCP, DNS, WDS, WSUS, and File &
>> Print Server role on single machine. I just forgot to run all
>> those roles on Hyper V. But the error has been made so there
>> is no need talk on this, I know. Some advice on what to
>> do...I would very gratefull to you all.
>> *Thanks & regards*
>> ** *Pinto Kumar
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of
>> your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care.
>>
>
>
--
Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of your
partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care.
| | | |
| Bitzie
Posts:251
| | 06/14/2010 4:24 PM |
| When you add the hyperV role you are installing code on the box. The
underlying error is still due to the cbs patching stuff.
4 gigs of ram for Exchange 2010 and WSUS? Exchange 2010 takes a minimum
4 gigs all by itself. Can you bump up that RAM? That's running tight.
Aseem Kumar wrote:
> Well, actually i didn't hv the intention of putting up HyperV on the
> server, the client did it....And i donot think this was patching issue
> because the server was fully patched up with no updates pending...In
> the logs all the exchange services were giving error. 4gb ram 2k8 R2
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Susan Bradley <susan@sbslinks.com
> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>> wrote:
>
> Because we have SBSers that stick the HyperV role on it and it
> boots. Also that error message is a patching error message, not a
> hyperV message.
>
> It's not supported to do it, but it will go on. Screws up the
> wizards though.
>
> Have you thought about flipping that box around and laying down a
> HyperV role on the box first then go back and put your stuff back
> as a guest?
>
> Do you have 2k8 r2 or plain 2k8? R2 is nicer as the hyperV parent
> for purposes of hot swapping the backup drives. You might
> consider the HyperVserver (the non gui one) and then having a Win7
> as a guest to control it. How much RAM do you have in the system?
>
>
>
> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>
> Hyper-V was removed and server came back up nicely.
>
> How can you says Susan that this was a patching problem and
> not something else, as after Hyper-V was installed the
> exchange services were failing to start at the system startup,
> and when removed Hyper-V...the exchange services started
> running properly.
>
> And this was an AD server so a system restore would have
> screwed everything else.
>
> ...Aseem
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Susan Bradley
> <susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>
> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>>> wrote:
>
> Running the equivalent of a SBS you know. And running
> HyperV on
> top of SBS is not recommended. (SBS is cheaper btw than
> all this)
> :-)
>
> But you don't have a HyperV problem, you have a patching
> problem.
>
> Message "preparing to configure windows, do not turn off your
> computer" Has stayed on for hours. What can I do?:
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/d5086513-a9bb-46ed-af1a-2c24281fd4d2/
> "Preparing To Configure Windows. Please Do Not Turn Off Your
> Computer":
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/99a1e8f6-5939-43f4-b884-1b48f85555fa/
>
>
> Get in to safe more and do a system restore.
>
> Pinto Kumar wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> This is somewhat a OT, but know here I can get an
> answer for
> my problem which I am facing. I recently installed the
> Hyper-V
> role and was asked to reboot. I have a very small org.
> say of
> 10-15 peoples. After reboot the system sits at the
> "Preparing
> to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer"
> screen
> for ever and never finishes the boot up. File, dns,
> and dhcp
> services are working but exchange is not. If i shut down i
> can get into safe mode but then what?? My server is
> running
> WS2008 R2, Exchange 2010, DHCP, DNS, WDS, WSUS, and File &
> Print Server role on single machine. I just forgot to
> run all
> those roles on Hyper V. But the error has been made so
> there
> is no need talk on this, I know. Some advice on what to
> do...I would very gratefull to you all.
> *Thanks & regards*
> ** *Pinto Kumar
> *
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the
> palm of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with
> care.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of
> your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care.
| | | |
| Thomas Vuylsteke
Posts:207
| | 06/14/2010 8:18 PM |
| As a small side note: I don't think it's supported to run any other "roles/software" besides Hyper-V in a Hyper-V parent partition. I don't have the official statement nearby though.
Of course Anti-Virus/Backup agents are allowed. But applications like DHCP, exchange, AD, ... should better be installed inside a guest VM.
I can imagine the Hyper-V engine doing some tricky stuff with its network adapters so Exchange or AD go mad.
Regards,
Thomas
-----Original Message-----
From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley
Sent: maandag 14 juni 2010 17:22
To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: - Server sits down after installing Hyper V
Sensitivity: Confidential
When you add the hyperV role you are installing code on the box. The underlying error is still due to the cbs patching stuff.
4 gigs of ram for Exchange 2010 and WSUS? Exchange 2010 takes a minimum
4 gigs all by itself. Can you bump up that RAM? That's running tight.
Aseem Kumar wrote:
> Well, actually i didn't hv the intention of putting up HyperV on the
> server, the client did it....And i donot think this was patching issue
> because the server was fully patched up with no updates pending...In
> the logs all the exchange services were giving error. 4gb ram 2k8 R2
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Susan Bradley <susan@sbslinks.com
> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>> wrote:
>
> Because we have SBSers that stick the HyperV role on it and it
> boots. Also that error message is a patching error message, not a
> hyperV message.
>
> It's not supported to do it, but it will go on. Screws up the
> wizards though.
>
> Have you thought about flipping that box around and laying down a
> HyperV role on the box first then go back and put your stuff back
> as a guest?
>
> Do you have 2k8 r2 or plain 2k8? R2 is nicer as the hyperV parent
> for purposes of hot swapping the backup drives. You might
> consider the HyperVserver (the non gui one) and then having a Win7
> as a guest to control it. How much RAM do you have in the system?
>
>
>
> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>
> Hyper-V was removed and server came back up nicely.
>
> How can you says Susan that this was a patching problem and
> not something else, as after Hyper-V was installed the
> exchange services were failing to start at the system startup,
> and when removed Hyper-V...the exchange services started
> running properly.
>
> And this was an AD server so a system restore would have
> screwed everything else.
>
> ...Aseem
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Susan Bradley
> <susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>
> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>>> wrote:
>
> Running the equivalent of a SBS you know. And running
> HyperV on
> top of SBS is not recommended. (SBS is cheaper btw than
> all this)
> :-)
>
> But you don't have a HyperV problem, you have a patching
> problem.
>
> Message "preparing to configure windows, do not turn off your
> computer" Has stayed on for hours. What can I do?:
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/d5086513-a9bb-46ed-af1a-2c24281fd4d2/
> "Preparing To Configure Windows. Please Do Not Turn Off Your
> Computer":
>
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/99a1e8
> f6-5939-43f4-b884-1b48f85555fa/
>
>
> Get in to safe more and do a system restore.
>
> Pinto Kumar wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> This is somewhat a OT, but know here I can get an
> answer for
> my problem which I am facing. I recently installed the
> Hyper-V
> role and was asked to reboot. I have a very small org.
> say of
> 10-15 peoples. After reboot the system sits at the
> "Preparing
> to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer"
> screen
> for ever and never finishes the boot up. File, dns,
> and dhcp
> services are working but exchange is not. If i shut down i
> can get into safe mode but then what?? My server is
> running
> WS2008 R2, Exchange 2010, DHCP, DNS, WDS, WSUS, and File &
> Print Server role on single machine. I just forgot to
> run all
> those roles on Hyper V. But the error has been made so
> there
> is no need talk on this, I know. Some advice on what to
> do...I would very gratefull to you all.
> *Thanks & regards*
> ** *Pinto Kumar
> *
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the
> palm of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with
> care.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of
> your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care.
| | | |
| Bitzie
Posts:251
| | 06/14/2010 8:33 PM |
| There's also the 1+1 licensing rule. If you use the Win2k8 to lay down
a hyperV role and then use that +1 to install another server as a guest,
the parent cannot run anything but the HyperV role in that parent role
and still allow you to have a full Win2k8 as the guest.
A/V on the hyperV is a religious argument. Or make sure at least that
you majorly exclude those vm's during real time scanning.
Some say that the base should be a server core anyway.
Thomas Vuylsteke wrote:
> As a small side note: I don't think it's supported to run any other "roles/software" besides Hyper-V in a Hyper-V parent partition. I don't have the official statement nearby though.
> Of course Anti-Virus/Backup agents are allowed. But applications like DHCP, exchange, AD, ... should better be installed inside a guest VM.
>
> I can imagine the Hyper-V engine doing some tricky stuff with its network adapters so Exchange or AD go mad.
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley
> Sent: maandag 14 juni 2010 17:22
> To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: - Server sits down after installing Hyper V
> Sensitivity: Confidential
>
> When you add the hyperV role you are installing code on the box. The underlying error is still due to the cbs patching stuff.
>
> 4 gigs of ram for Exchange 2010 and WSUS? Exchange 2010 takes a minimum
> 4 gigs all by itself. Can you bump up that RAM? That's running tight.
>
> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>
>> Well, actually i didn't hv the intention of putting up HyperV on the
>> server, the client did it....And i donot think this was patching issue
>> because the server was fully patched up with no updates pending...In
>> the logs all the exchange services were giving error. 4gb ram 2k8 R2
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Susan Bradley <susan@sbslinks.com
>> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Because we have SBSers that stick the HyperV role on it and it
>> boots. Also that error message is a patching error message, not a
>> hyperV message.
>>
>> It's not supported to do it, but it will go on. Screws up the
>> wizards though.
>>
>> Have you thought about flipping that box around and laying down a
>> HyperV role on the box first then go back and put your stuff back
>> as a guest?
>>
>> Do you have 2k8 r2 or plain 2k8? R2 is nicer as the hyperV parent
>> for purposes of hot swapping the backup drives. You might
>> consider the HyperVserver (the non gui one) and then having a Win7
>> as a guest to control it. How much RAM do you have in the system?
>>
>>
>>
>> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>>
>> Hyper-V was removed and server came back up nicely.
>>
>> How can you says Susan that this was a patching problem and
>> not something else, as after Hyper-V was installed the
>> exchange services were failing to start at the system startup,
>> and when removed Hyper-V...the exchange services started
>> running properly.
>>
>> And this was an AD server so a system restore would have
>> screwed everything else.
>>
>> ...Aseem
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Susan Bradley
>> <susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>
>> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>>> wrote:
>>
>> Running the equivalent of a SBS you know. And running
>> HyperV on
>> top of SBS is not recommended. (SBS is cheaper btw than
>> all this)
>> :-)
>>
>> But you don't have a HyperV problem, you have a patching
>> problem.
>>
>> Message "preparing to configure windows, do not turn off your
>> computer" Has stayed on for hours. What can I do?:
>>
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/d5086513-a9bb-46ed-af1a-2c24281fd4d2/
>> "Preparing To Configure Windows. Please Do Not Turn Off Your
>> Computer":
>>
>>
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/99a1e8
>> f6-5939-43f4-b884-1b48f85555fa/
>>
>>
>> Get in to safe more and do a system restore.
>>
>> Pinto Kumar wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> This is somewhat a OT, but know here I can get an
>> answer for
>> my problem which I am facing. I recently installed the
>> Hyper-V
>> role and was asked to reboot. I have a very small org.
>> say of
>> 10-15 peoples. After reboot the system sits at the
>> "Preparing
>> to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer"
>> screen
>> for ever and never finishes the boot up. File, dns,
>> and dhcp
>> services are working but exchange is not. If i shut down i
>> can get into safe mode but then what?? My server is
>> running
>> WS2008 R2, Exchange 2010, DHCP, DNS, WDS, WSUS, and File &
>> Print Server role on single machine. I just forgot to
>> run all
>> those roles on Hyper V. But the error has been made so
>> there
>> is no need talk on this, I know. Some advice on what to
>> do...I would very gratefull to you all.
>> *Thanks & regards*
>> ** *Pinto Kumar
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the
>> palm of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with
>> care.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of
>> your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care.
>>
>
>
>
>
| | | |
| Bitzie
Posts:251
| | 06/15/2010 4:43 PM |
| Servicing Windows: Part One - Ramblings of a Support Engineer - Site
Home - TechNet Blogs:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2010/06/15/servicing-windows-part-one.aspx
I wanted to do a multi-part blog from a high level on how servicing in
Windows works. The majority of this will apply to Vista, Win7, 2008 and
2008R2, however there are some things that happen in Win7/R2 that do not
happen in Vista/2008. When appropriate, I'll try to call those out.
So first, a few of the basics. What is servicing? Servicing is the act
of installing a role, feature, service pack or windows update against a
Windows OS. Most of the time servicing is done in an */online/* state.
In this case, online means that the operating system is up and running
when a change is made. Online servicing is what most people do and is
usually done via Windows Update or double clicking a downloaded update.
There is also an */offline/* state. Offline, of course, means that the
installation is happening against a non-running version of Windows.
This is what a lot of larger corporations and OEMs do with their image
files, they mount them with IMAGEX or DISM and then install hotfixes or
other updates against those images to reduce their patch time when the
image is rolled into production. The reason this distinction is
important is because certain operations cannot be done offline. Namely,
service pack installations. It's a request we get all the time and it
cannot be done. There are several reasons for this but I wont go into
them here, just take it from me, you cant do it 
Now that we have OS state out of the way, let's talk a little bit about
the various servicing components and what they're actually there for:
1. *The component store*: To us, this is the \Windows\winsxs
directory. Think of this as a coorelation to having a flat of the
OS on your system. It takes up the most space because its what
holds all of the payloads for installing the various binaries on a
system. Thats also why it is such a large directory. Ever wonder
why you are no longer prompted for media in Vista and higher
operating systems? It's because of this directory. This
directory also holds previous versions of binaries that have been
updated on a system, another reason for folder growth.
2. *The package store*: This is the \Windows\servicing\packages
directory. This holds the component packages that allow Windows
to know what to install and where to install it to. Packages are
going to be .mum files and will have a package manifest that
defines what payloads it carries. Those payloads are then moved to
the component store for reflection back to the file system.
Packages themselves have states, just like the OS does. Packages
can have several states but the three main ones to be concerned
about are:
1. Installed: As you can guess, this means that the payload
for a package is installed on the file system and is
active. This is the state of many system files.
2. Staged: Staged means that the package is on the file
system, but is not being actively loaded. This is the state
of many roles/features on a system when you first install
Windows. We use this state in a few ways, but the most
common way people see this is via installable
roles/features. When a role/feature isnt active (let's say
the Hyper-V role on a newly installed server), that role is
in a staged state. You can see it in server manager by
noticing that the check box isnt checked. Checking the
check box to install the feature will start the process of
moving its binaries from a staged to an installed state. One
of the other nice things about servicing mechanisms in
Windows now is that we can actively stage payloads to
resolve security issues before the role or feature is ever
installed, this helps to alleviate security problems before
they occur.
3. Absent: Absent means that the package or component isnt
installed on the system. This state is typically queried to
make sure that we arent attempting to install something for
a binary that isnt on the machine. 3. *The registry*: Most
of the registry information for the servicing
operations is held in the following key tree:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component
Based Servicing. I plan on writing some information about the
registry in a later post. Basically we hold information here
about package states, what package is "winning" and what should be
installed on the OS. We also have information here that allows us
to know what to do on a reboot.
So, those are the three big moving parts. I'll break them down more as
this series progresses, but I wanted to start with this. We'll look at
whats held in each of these parts over the next couple of weeks and then
walkthrough a package installation.
--Joseph
Susan Bradley wrote:
> There's also the 1+1 licensing rule. If you use the Win2k8 to lay
> down a hyperV role and then use that +1 to install another server as a
> guest, the parent cannot run anything but the HyperV role in that
> parent role and still allow you to have a full Win2k8 as the guest.
>
> A/V on the hyperV is a religious argument. Or make sure at least that
> you majorly exclude those vm's during real time scanning.
>
> Some say that the base should be a server core anyway.
>
> Thomas Vuylsteke wrote:
>> As a small side note: I don't think it's supported to run any other
>> "roles/software" besides Hyper-V in a Hyper-V parent partition. I
>> don't have the official statement nearby though. Of course
>> Anti-Virus/Backup agents are allowed. But applications like DHCP,
>> exchange, AD, ... should better be installed inside a guest VM.
>>
>> I can imagine the Hyper-V engine doing some tricky stuff with its
>> network adapters so Exchange or AD go mad.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Thomas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org
>> [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley
>> Sent: maandag 14 juni 2010 17:22
>> To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: - Server sits down after installing Hyper V
>> Sensitivity: Confidential
>>
>> When you add the hyperV role you are installing code on the box. The
>> underlying error is still due to the cbs patching stuff.
>>
>> 4 gigs of ram for Exchange 2010 and WSUS? Exchange 2010 takes a minimum
>> 4 gigs all by itself. Can you bump up that RAM? That's running tight.
>>
>> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>>
>>> Well, actually i didn't hv the intention of putting up HyperV on the
>>> server, the client did it....And i donot think this was patching
>>> issue because the server was fully patched up with no updates
>>> pending...In the logs all the exchange services were giving error.
>>> 4gb ram 2k8 R2
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Susan Bradley <susan@sbslinks.com
>>> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Because we have SBSers that stick the HyperV role on it and it
>>> boots. Also that error message is a patching error message, not a
>>> hyperV message.
>>>
>>> It's not supported to do it, but it will go on. Screws up the
>>> wizards though.
>>>
>>> Have you thought about flipping that box around and laying down a
>>> HyperV role on the box first then go back and put your stuff back
>>> as a guest?
>>>
>>> Do you have 2k8 r2 or plain 2k8? R2 is nicer as the hyperV parent
>>> for purposes of hot swapping the backup drives. You might
>>> consider the HyperVserver (the non gui one) and then having a Win7
>>> as a guest to control it. How much RAM do you have in the system?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Aseem Kumar wrote:
>>>
>>> Hyper-V was removed and server came back up nicely.
>>>
>>> How can you says Susan that this was a patching problem and
>>> not something else, as after Hyper-V was installed the
>>> exchange services were failing to start at the system startup,
>>> and when removed Hyper-V...the exchange services started
>>> running properly.
>>>
>>> And this was an AD server so a system restore would have
>>> screwed everything else.
>>>
>>> ...Aseem
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Susan Bradley
>>> <susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>
>>> <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com <mailto:susan@sbslinks.com>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Running the equivalent of a SBS you know. And running
>>> HyperV on
>>> top of SBS is not recommended. (SBS is cheaper btw than
>>> all this)
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> But you don't have a HyperV problem, you have a patching
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> Message "preparing to configure windows, do not turn off
>>> your
>>> computer" Has stayed on for hours. What can I do?:
>>>
>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/d5086513-a9bb-46ed-af1a-2c24281fd4d2/
>>>
>>> "Preparing To Configure Windows. Please Do Not Turn Off Your
>>> Computer":
>>>
>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/99a1e8
>>> f6-5939-43f4-b884-1b48f85555fa/
>>>
>>>
>>> Get in to safe more and do a system restore.
>>>
>>> Pinto Kumar wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> This is somewhat a OT, but know here I can get an
>>> answer for
>>> my problem which I am facing. I recently installed the
>>> Hyper-V
>>> role and was asked to reboot. I have a very small org.
>>> say of
>>> 10-15 peoples. After reboot the system sits at the
>>> "Preparing
>>> to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer"
>>> screen
>>> for ever and never finishes the boot up. File, dns,
>>> and dhcp
>>> services are working but exchange is not. If i shut
>>> down i
>>> can get into safe mode but then what?? My server is
>>> running
>>> WS2008 R2, Exchange 2010, DHCP, DNS, WDS, WSUS, and
>>> File &
>>> Print Server role on single machine. I just forgot to
>>> run all
>>> those roles on Hyper V. But the error has been made so
>>> there
>>> is no need talk on this, I know. Some advice on what to
>>> do...I would very gratefull to you all.
>>> *Thanks & regards*
>>> ** *Pinto Kumar
>>> *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and
>>> fears in the
>>> palm of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with
>>> care.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Love enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm
>>> of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care.
>>>
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