RE: Server stuck on “Installing update 1 of 3…Please do not power of

"BadBoy House" wrote:

> Out of hours last night I chose to install the latest Windows updates
> (from Tuesday 8th September) on our SBS 2008 server.
>
> The server hadn’t been rebooted for a month so I chose to shut down
> and restart. This in turn began installing the updates.
>
> For 12 hours now it’s been on the shutdown type screen that says
> "Installing update 1 of 3..Please do not power off".
>
> It doesn’t look like it’s frozen – the activity circle thing is
> spinning round. Obviously the update has got stuck somehow.
>
> The server itself is functioning fine – users are all connected (it’s
> the DC and also has Exchange).
>
> I don’t see any alternative other than to do a power off (again out of
> hours). What I’m concerned about is the message telling me not to
> power off.
>
> Is it likely to cause any problems by killing the power and rebooting?
>