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vCenter 4.1 service failed to start

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After reboot server, my vCenter service is unable to start.  Windows error log event id: 1000 source VMware VirtualCenter Server cannot be found.

Below is what I have:
Windows server 2008 R2.
vCenter 4.1
SQL server 2008 R2 for vCenter database on same server.

Please see my vpxd log below:

Section for VMware VirtualCenter, pid=4128, version=4.1.0, build=build-491557, option=Release
[2013-03-24 19:49:56.608 04276 info 'App'] Current working directory: C:\Windows\system32
[2013-03-24 19:49:56.612 04276 info 'App'] Log path: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs
[2013-03-24 19:49:56.613 04276 info 'App'] Initializing SSL
[2013-03-24 19:49:56.613 04276 info 'Libs'] Using system libcrypto, version 9080EF
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.635 04276 info 'App'] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.642 04276 info 'App'] Starting VMware VirtualCenter 4.1.0 build-491557
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.642 04276 info 'App'] Log directory: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\VMwarevpx.
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] Account name: SYSTEM
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] Total virtual memory available for the process 8589934464 KB
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxOsLayer] Enabled low-frag process heap.

[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxOsLayer] Enabled low-frag crt heap.

[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:863] Calling: InfoDeclSchema(gDB)
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:865] Calling: VpxCallbackDesc::Init(MakeFunctor(this, &ServerApp::RequestShutdown))
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:866] Calling: VpxCryptInit()
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:867] Calling: VpxLRO::Init()
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:868] Calling: VpxLroList::Init(ltud)
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] 512 max LROs
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] 12 reserved internal LROs
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] 12 reserved blocker LROs
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] 12 reserved short LROs
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] 8 reserved long LROs
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.643 04276 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] 600-second task lifetime
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.644 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:869] Calling: VpxdCharacterizeThreadpool(ltud)
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.644 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:870] Calling: VpxdCertificate_Load(gDB, CERTIFICATE_VMDBPATH )
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.644 04276 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:871] Calling: VpxdVdb::Init(VpxdVdb::GetVdb(), false, false)
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.687 04276 error 'App'] Vdb::Connection::TestConnection SQLExecute failed: 42S02:208
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.687 04276 error 'App'] [Vdb::LockRepositoryHelper] Missing table vpx_dual
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.689 04276 error 'App'] A database error occurred: Repository has not been created
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.689 04276 error 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init] Init failed: VpxdVdb::Init(VpxdVdb::GetVdb(), false, false)
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.689 04276 error 'App'] Failed to intialize VMware VirtualCenter. Shutting down...
[2013-03-24 19:49:57.689 04276 info 'App'] Forcing shutdown of VMware VirtualCenter now
end of log------------------

VMware VirtualCenter Server Service is set to log on as Local System (always been working untill now).  Start up type is Automatic (Delayed Start).  I have tried add DependsOnService property with MSSQLSERVER, SQLSERVERAGENT, MSSQL$SQLEXP_VIM with no affect.

Please help.  Thank you in advance.
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Check the db and volume space.  Everything seems to be normal.  Finally, with no other option, decided to uninstall and re-install vCenter using existing database and the exact same setting, and then,  vcenter start running again.  I am guessing database connection related issue since the database is still working.  Not sure what the cause was.  Anyhow, re-install vcenter works for me.