Server 2008 R2 rented as virtual server from fasthosts. 4gb ram 80gb hd Running basic websites. Randomly locks up for a while. Will be testing it in more detail but wondered if anyone could give me any pointers as I am not a tech guy i.e server guru so am not sure where to start??

Server 2008 R2 rented as virtual server from fasthosts. 4gb ram 80gb hd Running basic websites. Randomly locks up for a while. Will be testing it in more detail but wondered if anyone could give me any pointers as I am not a tech guy i.e server guru so am not sure where to start?? We have just installed all os updates to service pack1. Think it locked up after doing so. How can i log when lock ups occur -- what sort of loggin etc is there, how do i use it , read it. Note that I tink when lock outs occur you can still ping ip address.

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Hi, 1. test the issue in Clean Boot to check if there is any software conflicts. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 2. install Process Monitor to monitor the which process is locking down computer. Download Process Monitor. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx 3. contact your server's hardware vendor to do a hardware test to isolate the root cause. A similar issue reference: Server 2008 Enterprise locks up when using remote desktop http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsserver2008r2general/thread/1cb616c4-7d6b-4f95-b237-5bc099a4a0fe Hope this helps. Regards, Cicely

Hi, 1. test the issue in Clean Boot to check if there is any software conflicts. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 2. install Process Monitor to monitor the which process is locking down computer. Download Process Monitor. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx 3. contact your server's hardware vendor to do a hardware test to isolate the root cause. A similar issue reference: Server 2008 Enterprise locks up when using remote desktop http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsserver2008r2general/thread/1cb616c4-7d6b-4f95-b237-5bc099a4a0fe Hope this helps. Regards, Cicely