Comments on: SBS 2003 Installation Error http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/sbs-2003-installation-error/ Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: carlosdl http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/sbs-2003-installation-error/#comment-72385 carlosdl Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:02:07 +0000 #comment-72385 I would try using another set of discs, just in case.
Also, sometimes hardware problems cause some uncommon software errors, so, to discard memory problems, I would also run some diagnostics with tools like Windows Memory Diagnostic or Memtest86

]]> By: davidlgibbs http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/sbs-2003-installation-error/#comment-72381 davidlgibbs Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:12:11 +0000 #comment-72381 I wish that were the case. No, I am installing Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition. It comes on three discs, plus a disc with Outlook 2003, a disc with “Premium Technologies,” and a disc with Front Page 2003. It was on this same server previously, but crashed beyond salvage, so we are re-installing the operating system. The installation starts with the typical Windows blue-screen installation, then moves on to setting up Windows Server 2003 (the base of SBS), and once finished with that part of the installation, the computer is rebooted, prompting the installer to login as Administrator. According to the Manual, and according to how we had previously installed the OS, once logged in for the first time as Administrator, it should then prompt the user to begin setting up company specific information (Domain, etc…) and adding the SBS components such as Exchange, SQL, etc…

Our install twice now has hung at that point, and does not prompt for the domain/company specific setup, nor to install the balance of the SBS components. I know that they are the right discs because they say right on the face Small Business Server 2003, and they are the same discs from which we previously installed the OS 2 years ago. There is also no “continue setup” icon created. I’m hoping someone has run into this before, and figured out a work-around.

]]> By: carlosdl http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/sbs-2003-installation-error/#comment-72375 carlosdl Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:12:00 +0000 #comment-72375 I agree with Owen, you might be using the wrong discs.
Even if you stop the installation after installing the OS, it should put a ‘Continue Setup’ icon on your desktop, so you can resume when you’re ready.

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