Just this morning, I was RDP'd into an XP SP2 box, in the middle of SP3 install, when someone logged me out as they logged in. I expected all H3ll to break loose, but when I got back on, it still read SP2 and I restarted the SP3 install.
Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com <mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patches Interesting. I had XP Pro SP3 stick on me for 24 hours one time not too long ago (I can be exceptionally patient with computer hardware, sometimes, when I have the luxury). I did a hard shutdown expecting to get a blue screen and to my surprise and delight the service pack install continued from whence it left off without a hitch... Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.com <BLOCKED::mailto:%20jra...@eaglemds.com> www.eaglemds.com <BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> ________________________________ From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patches I can neither confirm nor deny that, but interrupting a service pack install, most definitely does crash the box J...at least XP SP2 From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 4:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patches I have had to reboot systems for patches that sat for hours at one point and reset them. Either is starts were is left off or reapplies the patch(es). I had yet to have a system crash because I had to reboot on a "stuck" update. From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:stefan.j...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Patches I don't know I finally re-booted trough ILO and they re-started ok, after the re-boot it did finish the update all ok now! On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Sam Cayze <sam.ca...@rollouts.com> wrote: I have seen the .NET patches take forever. Are they stuck on those? From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:stefan.j...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Patches I have 2 * 2008 Servers that have been sitting at 2 out of 3, 0% for about an hour! Thinking about ILO re-boot? Stefan On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Sam Cayze <sam.ca...@rollouts.com> wrote: Anyone have any issues yet? Sam -- Stefan Jafs -- Stefan Jafs ________________________________ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
