title: SQL Server Service Stuck in ‘Starting’ Status
body: <p>I am not able to connect to the database engine. I have recently installed SQL Server 2012 after formatting my hard drive.</p>
  <p>Operating system : Win 7 Enterprise 64-bit</p>
  <p>When I try to connect to the database engine :</p>
  <ol>
  <li><p><code>WN7X64-XXXXXXX</code>, I get the following error message</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>A network-related or instance-specific error occured. Could not open connection to the SQL Server'.</p>
  </blockquote>
  </li>
  <li><p>I tried accessing using <code>(localhost)</code>. It did not work.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>I tried accessing using <code>(localhost)/SQLExpress</code>. It did not work.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>I tried accessing using <code>(localhost)/MSSQLServer</code>. It did not work.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>I tried accessing using <code>MSSQLServer</code>. It did not work.</p>
  </li>
  </ol>
  <p>When I checked the services. SQL Server status is starting, and it does not give me the option to start/stop.  SQL Server Agent status is blank, when I start the service it gives</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>Error 1068 : dependency service or group failed to start.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <pre><code>Name                                                  Status       Startup Type
  SQL Full-text Filter Daemon Launcher (MSSQLSERVER)    Started      Automatic
  SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER)                              Starting     Automatic
  SQL Server Agent (MSSQLSERVER)                                     Automatic
  SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER)            Started      Automatic
  SQL Server Browser                                    Started      Automatic
  SQL Server Distributed Replay Client                  Started      Automatic
  SQL Server Distributed Replay Controller              Started      Automatic
  SQL Server Integration Services 11.0                  Started      Automatic
  SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)           Started      Automatic
  SQL Server VSS Writer                                 Started      Automatic
  </code></pre>