Tips You should restart SQL Server Agent before launching the instance of SQL Server in single-user mode. Click "View," then "Object Explorer." Right-click "SQL Server Agent" and then click "Stop." ...

Click the name of your SQL server in the Object Explorer pane to expose your databases. Select "user databases," then right-click the name of the database you want to restore (Source 1).

After reboot, you will be able start SQL Server and connect from client machines using Named Pipes 7. Take a backup and delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1 ...