InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comThu, 23 May 2013 12:54:42 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1392060-1550-1.aspxhi please check sqlagent.exe process is running in taskmgr or not.if it is running then kill sqlagent.exe process .and try to restart a service.this might workThu, 06 Dec 2012 04:52:33 GMTHemant.Rhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1392060-1550-1.aspxCan you check the sql error log and Sqlagent log and post them here to start troubleshooting.Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:00:00 GMTSQL Showhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1392060-1550-1.aspxI even tried manually through below commandEXEC XP_SERVICECONTROL 'START','SQLSERVERAGENT'StartService() returned error 1053, 'The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.'Logon account is fine I check AD, password never expire policy,Help is much appreciated,Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:40:43 GMTbubby