2k3 shutdown w/ update - Help!

[illmaticone]

Hey guys needed to restart my server due to exchange issue, i hit shut down with update, but its hanging on the update!

its been installing update 1 or 2 for about 30 mins. any suggestions ?

 

[Electronic Punk]

Give this tool a go:
http://users.pandora.be/jbosman/poweroff/poweroff.htm

If that fails I think you will just have to take the plunge 😱

 

[madmatt]

Never, ever shutdown and install updates, especially a server. It is bad practice.

 

[Electronic Punk]

Hmm, how does it differ from a restart or at least how else would you install the updates?

 

[fitz]

install the updates.. then shutdown. Don't shutdown and install the updates during the shutdown.. for reasons such as these, when there are problems, there is no way to recover gracefully.

 

[kcnychief]

That plus you can't continue working 🙂