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SQL Server installation fails: (LinkId 20476) The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

A manual installation of the SQL Server 2008 R2 fails with the message "The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it."

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However the service was there and running / able to be started: image

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