Kevin,

Are you doing this under Administrator acount? Did you try to use Sql Server authentication? BTW, does SQL Server starts at all?

>Sergey,
>
>I have SQL Server installed, and I'm trying to install
>Service Pack 3, which came with it. I'm getting an error.
>
>Under the Connect To Server, I chose Windows Authentication.
>
>The error is:
>
>"A service control operation failed for the MSSQL$SQLSERVER1 service: 1069
>The serice did not start due to a long failure"
>
>When I click OK, I then get:
>
>"Setup was unable to verify the state of the server for an upgrade. Verify
>the server is able to start and you provided a valid sa password and restart
>setup."
>
>I think I'm in over my head now.
>