Server fails repeatedly after 2003 SP2 installation

[Guest Veijalainen Juha]

After installing SP2 on Windows Server 2003 standard SP1, server fails every

five days. I have not found out why.

 

I'd like to hear any suggestions you have on solving this problem.

 

Visible effect is that new applications/processes cannot be started

(Application failed to initialize properly). Applications already running

work usually fine. Server is sluggish, and usually cannot be restarted or

shut down normally (power off is required).

 

Event log shows that problems have started earlier. Latest failure shows

first an event id 1501 from SNMP (System Log), id 2012 PerfOs "Unable to get

process info from system" (Appl Log), id 10010 DCOM "..did not register with

DCOM..." (System log), id 4613 Com+ Event system unexpected error "..not

enough storage is available to process this command" (Appl Log) and then a

lot of id 333 Application popup "An I/O operation initiated by the Registry

failed unrecoverably" (System Log). This happened within 5 hours.

 

Events vary from failure to failure, but DCOM errors are always there.

 

Before a set of Windows updates two weeks ago, logs indicated also Default

memory pool problems, but they are not present in logs now.

 

I've checked several KB articles on DCOM, uninstalled all unnecessary

applications and updated all Windows software to latest patches. Next I plan

to uninstall SP2.

 

Any other suggestions?

 

Server runs MS SQL Server 2000 SP4, WSUS 3.0, print and file sharing, three

database applications.

 

Hardware is HP ML350 G4 with latest HP Management tools installed.