Problems Creating a Full-Text Catalog

When I attempt to create a full-text catalog on a database, I receive the following error:

Create failed for FullTextCatalog 'AccountNotes'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

SQL server failed to communicate with Full-Text Service (msftesql). The system administrator must make sure that same service account is used for both services and the service account has the permission to auto start the full-text service. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 9955)

I have ensured that my SQL Server Service and the Full-Text service are running as the same account. I've had little luck finding an answer in the documentation.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

MB
Just checking to see if anyone had any suggestions. I'm still stuck where I was before.

I'm running SQL Developer Edition 2005.

Thank you.