IIS7 Windows Server 2008 Add Roles Stalls

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I'm trying to install Dynamic Content Compression on IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 SP2.

Tried going to Server Management -> Roles -> Add Role -> Check Dynamic Content Compression.

Click next and it just says "Initializing installation …" And it's been running for hours now. What should I do? I have installed Windows Updates, etc. And it still stalls.

Best Answer

Have you stopped the IIS service and any other IIS hosted services before running the role update?