Server 2003 software and windows updates installs VERY slow

[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

[Meinolf Weber]

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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Post by 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

[Gary Carter]

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

[unknown]

Gary, did you ever find resolution to this problem? We have exactly the same issue on a 2003 terminal server. Any install takes FOREVER, but the server itself runs fairly well. This was a dedicated server, but we've since virtualized it on VMWare. It was slow before, and it is slow now. We've moved it from hardware to hardware and it does the same thing everywhere. We're 100% confident that it isn't a hardware problem.



Gary Carter wrote:

We ran a full diagnostic of the server (didn't think to include thatin my
15-May-08

We ran a full diagnostic of the server (didn't think to include tha
in my original post

I cheked the event viewer. There are no errors I can see related t
the installer. Just an informational message at the completion of th
install

Thanks

Gary

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:19 PM
gwc4 wrote:

Server 2003 software and windows updates installs VERY slow
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 SP
terminal services mod
Dell PowerEdge 6800 2 2.66GHz dual core Xeon processors w/4 GB RA

windows installer version is 3.1.4000.4042

Any ideas?

Thanks

Gary

On Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:50 AM
Meinolf Weber wrote:

Hello gwc42,Run some hardware diagnostics to check the harddisk, also check
Hello gwc42

Run some hardware diagnostics to check the harddisk, also check the event
viewer for errors

Best regard

Meinolf Webe
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On Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:51 AM
Gary Carter wrote:

We ran a full diagnostic of the server (didn't think to include thatin my
We ran a full diagnostic of the server (didn't think to include tha
in my original post

I cheked the event viewer. There are no errors I can see related t
the installer. Just an informational message at the completion of th
install

Thanks

Gary


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[Jan van Kruiningen]

We have the same problem after hardware malfunction and we moved to new hardware as well. Everything works excellent 20+ users can logon and work on the server with normal speed. But when we wan't install something it takes up to 2 hurs to install offie 2007 compatibility pack.
So i was wondering ifyou guys ever figured out what was the deal

Post by 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

Post by Meinolf Weber
Hello gwc42,
Run some hardware diagnostics to check the harddisk, also check the event
viewer for errors.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
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Post by Gary Carter
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

Post by unknown
Gary, did you ever find resolution to this problem? We have exactly the same issue on a 2003 terminal server. Any install takes FOREVER, but the server itself runs fairly well. This was a dedicated server, but we've since virtualized it on VMWare. It was slow before, and it is slow now. We've moved it from hardware to hardware and it does the same thing everywhere. We're 100% confident that it isn't a hardware problem.
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