Queue Service and Event Service will not start in Project Server 2007/2010

Open the registry editor

Start=>Run=>Regedit

Once the registry editor has been opened navigate to

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control

Here it will be necessary to create a new DWORD key with the following value:

ServicesPipeTimeout DWORD 60000 (decimal)

Note: 60000 = 60 Seconds.

Next, look for the WaitToKillServiceTimeout key – take note of its current value – and then change the value to 120000

Note: 120000=120 Seconds.

Reboot the Server.

Test by going to Start=>Run=>services.msc and examining the Microsoft Office ProjectServer Queue Service and Event Service. These services should now show as started, and assuming nothing else is wrong with the environment, the Queue Service should now be able to process jobs. The error messages in the event viewer should also have stopped.