Windows Server 2003 Service pack 2 fails to install

January 4, 2008

after my server failed to install server 2003 SP2, my event logs are

corrupted so I cannot veiw any event logs.

the following services are failing to start:

, DHCP server, DFS replication, SNMP, SQL 2005, task scheduler, Windows

management instrumentation, windows service pack installer update service

with the following error: "Error 1068: The dependency service or group

failed to start”

I have tried to download and install the service pack but it still errors

out and then uninstals.

January 5, 2008

RE: Windows Server 2003 Service pack 2 fails to install

We need WMI and other services to install a service pack so it will defintely

not install at this point. Couple things to consider: do you have a recent

system state backup? If so restore the system state to get the system stable.

If not, you could try performing in-place upgrade using media with Sp2

slipstreamed.

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daveg

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