Error message when you try to install a SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 SP3: “The NT service 'MSSQLSERVER' could not be started
Issue - We encountered an issue while working on a SQL 2008 R2 SP3 Installation. While running SP43 setup files suddenly a window populated with message . Error Message – “SQL Server has encountered the following error: The NT Service: MSSQLSERVER could not be started, error code 0x884B20001” Troubleshooting done – 1. Some blogs were suggesting, it’s a permission issue, immediately we logged in to the server with different admin account and tried to install SP3 but it threw the same error. 2. When we checked the “installed updates” under “ programs and features” , we found that SP3 got installed. We tried to remove installed components of service pack 3 but again it was giving “Access Denied” error. 3. We tried to repair SQL instance but again we came across “Access Denied” error. 4. We checked the summary.txt (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup...