Re: INstallation hangs with 13 minutes to go

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sam1967_at_hetnet.nl
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:56:12 +0000

Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] wrote:

> There's possibly an explanation, as MS was interested in investigating
> this when SBS2k3 was newly released. Whether they did or not, or what the
> answer was, is unknown to me.
>
> The KB is the official answer.
>
> What about SATA, do you have SATA drives - as that was also an implicated
> factor.
>
> I don't particuarly have an issue with 13 minutes, other than to know that
> it's going to take longer than that. I do lots of installs, but none on
> SATA. I just leave it be; a few hours would be an acceptable time to wait
> - longer than that I'd be wondering - same as you.
>
no. IDE drives. what i found really annoying was that it didn't appear to be
doing anything. then the CD would whirr and all would be quiet again as it
sat there at 13 minutes to go for an eternity.

im pretty certain its a bug.

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