SQLMANGR.EXE disappears with Dr Watson Error c0000005 (accessviolation)

Forgive the cross post please, but I thought this might have better
luck here in the setup group.


We rebuilt an old production box to become the QA box. Fresh OS
install and SQL Install, SQL 2000 Std, SP3A. Whenever the box
startsup, the service manager is on the quicklaunch bar, until I mouse
over it, then it disappears. If I then try and start it manually, it
tries to start, I get an hourglass, then it just dies. This is on a
firewall not on a domain. I have tried running SQL under both
LocalService and a designated computer account that has local admin
rights. none of the above has helped.

Google brings up numerous posts on it, but I see no resolutions so
far.
Has anyone else been able to fix this?

TIA!

David Hay

Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (TM) Version 5.00 DrWtsn32
Copyright (C) 1985-1999 Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.

Application exception occurred:
App: (pid=1048)
When: 8/26/2008 @ 09:04:34.921
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

*----> System Information <----*
Computer Name:
User Name: dhay
Number of Processors: 4
Processor Type: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 6
Windows 2000 Version: 5.0
Current Build: 2195
Service Pack: 4
Current Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Organization:
Registered Owner:

*----> Task List <----*
0 Idle.exe
8 System.exe
228 SMSS.exe
256 CSRSS.exe
280 WINLOGON.exe
308 SERVICES.exe
320 LSASS.exe
432 termsrv.exe
528 svchost.exe
560 spoolsv.exe
588 ACLIENT.exe
612 AeXNSAgent.exe
648 CpqRcmc.exe
668 vcagent.exe
692 svchost.exe
720 LLSSRV.exe
756 FrameworkServic.exe
836 Mcshield.exe
872 VsTskMgr.exe
920 AeXMetricProv.e.exe
1028 naPrdMgr.exe
1080 regsvc.exe
1084 mstask.exe
1140 SNMP.exe
596 surveyor.exe
1372 smhstart.exe
1408 WinMgmt.exe
1420 svchost.exe
1440 cpqnimgt.exe
1464 cqmgserv.exe
1484 cqmgstor.exe
1564 dfssvc.exe
1600 hpsmhd.exe
1660 mssearch.exe
1892 sysdown.exe
1916 cqmghost.exe
2028 rotatelogs.exe
2088 rotatelogs.exe
2096 hpsmhd.exe
2104 rotatelogs.exe
1228 rotatelogs.exe
3708 svchost.exe
3804 AeXSMLogUpload..exe
3816 AeXSMAppDetecto.exe
2044 msdtc.exe
3920 sqlservr.exe
968 logon.scr.exe
3900 CSRSS.exe
4032 WINLOGON.exe
3188 rdpclip.exe
3688 explorer.exe
4192 cpqteam.exe
3892 shstat.exe
632 AClntUsr.exe
4372 UdaterUI.exe
4184 Mctray.exe
1684 AeXAgentUIHost..exe
1968 mmc.exe
1048 sqlmangr.exe
3932 DRWTSN32.exe
0 _Total.exe

(00400000 - 00414000)
(77F80000 - 77FFC000)
(10000000 - 1002D000)
(7C570000 - 7C624000)
(77E10000 - 77E6F000)
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(78000000 - 78045000)
(71710000 - 71794000)
(7CF30000 - 7D176000)
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(7CE20000 - 7CF0F000)
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(1F7B0000 - 1F7E1000)
(42C40000 - 42C57000)
(1F9B0000 - 1F9B6000)
(42AC0000 - 42AC7000)
(779B0000 - 77A4C000)
(769A0000 - 769A7000)
(1F850000 - 1F866000)
(73930000 - 73940000)
(689D0000 - 689DD000)
(7C0F0000 - 7C154000)
(43970000 - 43976000)
(43790000 - 437A8000)
(7C950000 - 7C9DF000)
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(7CDC0000 - 7CE10000)
(77BF0000 - 77C01000)
(77980000 - 779A4000)
(75050000 - 75058000)
(77950000 - 7797B000)
(751C0000 - 751C6000)
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(7C740000 - 7C7CC000)
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(74FD0000 - 74FED000)
(75010000 - 75017000)

State Dump for Thread Id 0x1034

eax=00000003 ebx=00000000 ecx=0014c9e0 edx=00000000 esi=0012fbac
edi=0012ff21
eip=77e585c7 esp=0012fb70 ebp=0012fb88 iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr
na po nc
cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=0038 gs=0000
efl=00000246

function: GetMenuItemRect
77e585ae b899110000 mov eax,0x1199
77e585b3 8d542404 lea edx,[esp+0x4] ss:
00949a57=????????
77e585b7 cd2e int 2e
77e585b9 c21000 ret 0x10
77e585bc b89a110000 mov eax,0x119a
77e585c1 8d542404 lea edx,[esp+0x4] ss:
00949a57=????????
77e585c5 cd2e int 2e
77e585c7 c21000 ret 0x10