Hello derek chan2,
Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.
From the description above, I understand your question is related tofailing to start reporting service in SQL server.
Since there are no engineers dedicated to SQL in this forum. To be able to get a quick and effective handling of your issue, I recommend that you repost your question in the Q&A forum, where there will be a dedicated engineer to give you a professional and effective reply.
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Questions - Microsoft Q&AClick the "Ask a Question" button in the upper right corner to post your question and select "SQL Server" tag and any other tags related to your products.
I hope the information above is helpful.
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Best Regards,Karlie