Yesterday I worked through a new install of SQLServer 2012 with SP1 on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard on a VMware virtual machine. Once complete I noticed the services were stopped and there were errors in the OS system log:
Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 4/11/2013 12:50:41 PM
Event ID: 7000
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: ...
Description:
The SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service failed to start due to the following error:
Access is denied.
I wrote a blog on the solution here:
http://jonmorisissqlblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/event-id-7000-sql-serverservice-failed.html