I had similar issues and found in the event log on the app server that it kept trying to connect to the DB and failing. It later transpired that SQL Server 2008 required a key setting called "syncattackprotect" that would stop the AR server connecting to the db because of all the SQL it runs during install.
May or may not help you but worth checking Regards Rich _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
