Issue with sql server agent

I've had many issues in the past with permissions to start -

being fixed thus:
http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/03/29/sql-server-fix-error-the-request-failed-or-the-service-did-not-respond-in-timely-fashion-consult-the-event-log-or-other-applicable-error-logs-for-details/

this time I just had to restart from services