while patching a SQL Server 2008 development instance (sp3) we encountered an error near the end where the updater indicated that it could not start the NT service MSSQLServer. When we checked afterwards the SQL instance was running and it appeared to have the new service pack (10.0.5500). All of the individual log files complete successfully - failure is seen in the details and summary logs.
We traced the issue to certian permissions having been removed from administrator accounts:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2000257?wa=wsignin1.0
We've tested the update with the added permissions on a test server and it installs correctly.
We're trying to understand our options with the original server:
-- According to SSMS the instance is up and it is on 10.0.5500
-- looking at installed updates we see the following Service Pack 3 entries, but no entry for the database engine:
---- SQL Server 2008 Browser
---- SQL Server 2008 Policies
---- SQL Server VSS Writer
---- SQL Server System CLR Types
What would be the best course
-- uninstall the sp3 updates and re-run sp3?
-- run a repair?
-- some combination of the above or other?
thanks