K2 Server won't start - StartServiceCtrlDispatcher failed: Incorrect function.

After upgrading a client to ColdFusion MX7, I noticed that the verity section of the admin was returning an error. I realized that the Search Service was not even up.

1. I tried to start the service, but it would not start. A very generic error message
   
   
   "The Verity K2Server (version 2.20pr6) service could not be started. The service did not report an error , More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534".


2. I tried to run the service from command line by using
   
   
   "C:\CFusionMX7\verity\k2\_nti40\bin\k2admin.exe" -cfg "C:\CFusionMX7\verity\k2\common\verity.cfg" -ntstart 1"
   
   
   and got the following error:
   
   
   startServiceCtrlDispatcher failed: Incorrect function
   
   
   A quick google groups search resulted in one thread . I followed the recommendations but the service would not start.


3. Eventually I had to uninstall, and then reinstall the service using the 2 little known batch files (verity-uninstall.bat/verity-install.bat)that are installed on {cfusion.root}\verity.