The Server service terminated with the following error: The device is not ready. Event ID 7023 - 2008 R2

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I cloned another box that is not havng any issues. I ran sysprep and the new machine and now every time it reboots I get this error in the event log:

Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 7/1/2010 9:56:43 AM
Event ID: 7023
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: servername
The Server service terminated with the following error:
The device is not ready.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">7023</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-07-01T14:56:43.024875000Z" />
<EventRecordID>8342</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="456" ThreadID="2592" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>servername</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="param1">Server</Data>
<Data Name="param2">%%21</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Every time I try to start the server service it fails. Error 21: The device is not ready.

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