HELP PLEASE!

[RYAN]

We are currently running Windows 2000

Just recently we installed a new version of a program called Sage Timberline
Office and now...
At startup this error occurs:

SQL SERVER
SQL Server could not find the default instance (MSSQLSERVER) - please
specify the name of an existing instance on the invocation of sqlserver.exe.
If you believe that your installation is corrupt or has been tampered with,
uninstall then re-run setup to correct this problem.

After startup the SQL Server Service Manager is stopped and cannot be started.

I tried to uninstall and even tried to repair the problem with the repair
tool but the uninstall will not process, the same error message appears when
this is attempted.

What can I do to correct this problem?

 

[Bob I]

Here is the link to the help and support.
https://sagetimberlineonline.com/login/default.aspx