Server 2003 software and windows updates installs VERY slow

[Guest gwc42]

Hello,

 

Any software or windows update related installs take FOREVER on our 2003

server. During installs, I will see the msiexec.exe windows installer

process in the task manager taking on average 13% of the CPU. There are no

other users on the server, antivirus is disabled, etc.

 

This server has been in operation for over a year. This issuse started a

few months ago. I have not been able to tie it to any changes made to the

server.

 

Applications run fine it is just installs that take forever.

 

server 2003 SP2

terminal services mode

Dell PowerEdge 6800 2 2.66GHz dual core Xeon processors w/4 GB RAM

 

windows installer version is 3.1.4000.4042.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Gary

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Server 2003 software and windows updates installs VERY slow

 

Hello gwc42,

 

Run some hardware diagnostics to check the harddisk, also check the event

viewer for errors.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hello,

>

> Any software or windows update related installs take FOREVER on our

> 2003 server. During installs, I will see the msiexec.exe windows

> installer process in the task manager taking on average 13% of the

> CPU. There are no other users on the server, antivirus is disabled,

> etc.

>

> This server has been in operation for over a year. This issuse

> started a few months ago. I have not been able to tie it to any

> changes made to the server.

>

> Applications run fine it is just installs that take forever.

>

> server 2003 SP2

> terminal services mode

> Dell PowerEdge 6800 2 2.66GHz dual core Xeon processors w/4 GB RAM

> windows installer version is 3.1.4000.4042.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Gary

>

[Guest Gary Carter]

Re: Server 2003 software and windows updates installs VERY slow

 

We ran a full diagnostic of the server (didn't think to include that

in my original post)

 

I cheked the event viewer. There are no errors I can see related to

the installer. Just an informational message at the completion of the

install.

 

Thanks,

 

Gary