I am trying to install Windows Server 2003 on one of my servers, but the installation freezes when it gets to "Saving Settings." Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this?

Hello, Thanks for posting.Can you please check whether your hardware is compatible with the Windows 2003 Version you are installing ??http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx.Alternately you can trouble shoot the issue by pressing ALT+F10 while the setup is running,by doing this a command prompt windows is opened for troubleshooting purpose.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216251Thanks and hope it helps Syed Khairuddin

Thanks. I got Windows Server 2003 to install, but the system unexpectedly restarts when windows update is about 3 updates into the update process. It does this every time I run windows update. Have any advice?

Hi, For Windows Update issues, I suggest discussing them in our Windows Update newsgroup: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&cat=en_US_2231886c-4c59-45b0-92e0-8881ddf5f40b&lang=en&cr=US Or you can submit an free Windows Update email case from the following site and a Microsoft Windows Update engineer will work with you through emails. https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527 I hope your issue can be resolved soon. Tim Quan - MSFT