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MSSQL$MSFW service does not start anymore

Hello,

I am running ISA Server 2006 on a Windows Server 2003. Everything seems to be working. The firewall service starts, the publishing rules works and the VPNs. I can also make changes to the ISA Server configuration. But yesterday after patching the server I recognized that this service is set to start automatic but does not run. So I tried to start it manually but it right away stops with following warning:
" The MSSQL$MSFW service on <servername> started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they hae no work to do, for example, the Performance Logs and Alerts service.

I checked the event logs but there is nothing logged at all.

I wonder now if I should be concerned about the fact that the service does not run or is the SQL instance only being used for logging which we do not use?

Thank you
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Mc2102

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I should also say that I have no idea that since when we are not able to start the service anymore. Since everything seems to be working it could me month ago when the service broke.

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Justin,

So is the SQL instance \ service used by ISA server only for logging?

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One of the solutions above might work but since only the logging feature is being affected which we are not to much concerned about I decided to leave the ISA server alone. I might end up with a ISA server which does not work at all.

Thanks a lot of your help.