What service accounts to use when installing SQL Server 2008 on a Dev Box

Question

I am installing SQL Server 2008 on my development machine and during the install I am asked to assign accounts to the different services. What account should I use for the servi

Answer 1

You cannot use NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE. Also you cannot use a local account.

The recommended way is to use a domain account. Next best thing is NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE.