Windows could not start the SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service on local computer. Error 1053

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redoc01 picture redoc01 · Dec 17, 2010 · Viewed 58.4k times · Source

I am running Windows 7 32 bit and I have IIS, Visual Studio 2008, 2010 installed. I am haunted by this error in SQL Server 2008 which is:

Windows could not start the SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service on local computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

I have Googled and visited many other sites.

I have tried following:

  • changed Account permission to Local System Account and no luck.
  • uninstalled and re-installed: no luck.
  • checked the port in Client Protocols and it is set 1433.
  • added Network Service account to the Microsoft SQL Server folder in program files.

I cant check the log file because it doesn't exist in the LOG folder of MS SQL folder. I have changed registry information from fix articles about this issue but no luck from those sites.

It is really annoying because i installed SQL Server 2005 Express earlier and I got the same error message so that's why I uninstalled this and decided to give SQL Server 2008 Express a go and I receive the same error.

This is really slowing me down because I have developed a lot of the web pages in my website and now I want to add functionality to the site and I need SQL Server and this has really stopped me from working.

Can someone help please? I really need to get this fixed i have tried everything that the sites provide in Google. If you require more information ill be glad to give you the feedback to get this solved as soon as possible.

Answer

brian picture brian · Dec 17, 2010

Open the event viewer and dig through the logs: Open Windows Explorer and go to

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools

Open Event Viewer

Expand Windows Logs

Look in Application, Security, and System for errors.

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