SQL Dumper error

Question

Every time I start my laptop I receive a message saying “SQLDUMPER library failed initialization.  Your installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with.  Please uninstall then re-run setup to correct to correct this problem.” in a modal dialog with the title “SQL Writer”.

 

I have no idea what this is, and I don't know what sqldumper is either. Can someone help me with this please?

Thank you!

 

Answer 1

SQLDumper is used to collect stack information and debug information in case SQL Server crashes. The dump that is created out of this is normally send to Microsoft and is used by the development team to debug problems (not that you can elect not to send this information to Microsoft).

The error above means that likely your SQL Server installation is corrupt, so I would suggest that you reinstall SQLServer.

Thanks,

Answer 2

Thank you for the info,

Pls, kindly show me How do I reinstall SQLServer?

No idea about it

thank you

enno

Answer 3

Using Control Panel, select [Add or Remove Programs], then select the [Microsoft SQL Server] program and click on the remove button.

Answer 4

Thank you Arnie

I tried, it worked...

best, enno

Answer 5

Arnie I went to Add/remove programs, and clicked add/remove on a program called Microsoft SQL server (and the name was longer...). It removed it from the computer (did not give me the option of reinstalling it). I still have the problem of the SQL dumper when I turn on the computer...

How do I reinstall the SQL Server? (not from add/remove programs because it's not there!)

Thank you

Stefania

Answer 6

How do I reinstall the SQL Server ?

Answer 7

Did you find out how to reinstall the SQL server ?

thank you

 

Johannes

Answer 8

No. I still have the problem. I have no idea how to reinstall it....

Answer 9

 

Stefania, Johannes, you can easily downloaded from the internet: seach"microsoft SQL Server" and downloaded fron microsoft web-page. I did the same, it worked

best, enno

Answer 10

Did it and it worked! Thank you!

Answer 11

I am having the same message about SQL dumper library. When i go to add/remove programs there are 3 items starting with 'microsoft SQL server'

1) 'microsoft SQL server native client' 2)'microsoft SQL serversetup support files' 3) 'microsoft SQL server vss writer'

 

which do I remove?

 

When I reinstall can i just download SQL server 2005 express?

 

thanks

 

Kit

 

Answer 12

I am having the same message about SQL dumper library. When i go to add/remove programs there are 3 items starting with 'microsoft SQL server'

1) 'microsoft SQL server native client' 2)'microsoft SQL serversetup support files' 3) 'microsoft SQL server vss writer'

 

which do I remove?

 

When I reinstall can i just download SQL server 2005 express?

 

thanks

 

Kit

 sorry to put this messege up twice but I don't know how these threads work

Answer 13

have you found out which files to delete? I am having the same problem?

 

 

Answer 14

I'm also having the same problem.  Which file of the 3 to delete and what to download.

Answer 15

no answers yet...if anyone knows which files i should delete please let me know

Answer 16

I am also having the same problem... would it affect any of the functions on my computer?

Answer 17

I had the same problem. Here's what happened to me.

I installed Business Manager for Outlook 2007.

I decided to uninstall (because it took Outlook forever to load).

It prompted me to uninstall Business Manager AND SQL Server 2005. WRONG!
This is when I received the error message on the next boot.

How to fix:

Reinstall Business Manager (or Microsoft Accounting, if this is what you did).

Then uninstall Business Manager but this time uncheck uninstall SQL Server.

SQL Server remains and the unwanted program goes.

You're in business.

Does anyone at MS troubleshoot stuff like this? I did exactly what they told me to do.  ARGGGG!

Judy, who's un-tech savvy but even a stoop like me could figure out where MS went wrong!

Answer 18

This seems to be a common problem at the moment; I have it myself.  Is it the result of trojan activity?  If so, is anyone able to provide a list of downloads which might have introduced it?  Thanks!

Answer 19

I dont want to reinstall Accounting 2007, so which SQL files are to be deleted? from the list of 3. Nobody has said anything yet?

 

 

Answer 20

JDS wrote:

I'm also having the same problem.  Which file of the 3 to delete and what to download.

 

Same here.  I downloaded the MS office 2007, I uninstalled Outlook 2007, then I received this error message on boot up.  I then deleted the whole MS office program, still the same error.  I have no idea which of the 3 files I need to delete.  Hope someone can help soon.

Answer 21

I seem to be one of many that needs to know how to get rid of the SQLDUMPER LIBRARY error message, after removing a trial of Microsoft Office Acct 2007, and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express (MSSMLBIZ) at the same time. To uninstall, which of the 3 choices do I take?  1) SQL Server Native Client ; 2) SQL Server Setup Support Files (English); or 3) Sql Server VSS Writer. And finally, after uninstalling this, is it needed to do a re-installation for other programs?  Thanks.

 

Answer 22

 

Hello Marcel,

 

I'm having the same problem many others are having with the SQLDumper Library..I followed the uninstall instructions and now have now idea how to reinstall the server..Please advise if you can..

 

Thanks

Answer 23

 

  Hello Rutgers,

 

  I had exact problem. did you find out anything?

Answer 24

Hi Kelp123,

 

From the Add/Remove Programs, I removed the Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer.

For the time being I did not remove the two other SQL Programs (Native Client and SQL Setup Support).

The warning "SQLDumper Library" is now gone and I have no other problems.

 

Rutgers

Answer 25

I followed "Rutgers" advice , and did remove only the SQL Server VSS writer, I then re-booted and Success !! The error saga has ended for me too !!

Thank you.

Answer 26

Hi everyone,

I removed all three SQL files and then did a search for "microsoft SQL Server" and downloaded the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition from www.snapfiles.com/get/sqlserver.html which I then installed and it completely fixed the whole problem.  I now have the entire programs in my Add/Remove programs list again.  So my recommendation is to delete all 3 SQL files and then redownload it from the snapfiles URL and then install it which took about 5-10 minutes to complete, but I no longer have the SQL Dumper error when I startup.  It appears to have completely fixed the whole problem.  I hope this is helpful to anyone still encountering the error.  Angel Blessings, Tyler

Answer 27

I developed the same warning after installing Office 2007.

 

Also using the Add/Delete Programs, I removed the program "Sql Server VSS Writer" and no longer get the warning.

 

So far everything seems to be working OK, so I'm not going to reinstall unless there are problems.

 

 

Answer 28

I have the same problem also, can you please tell me how to resolve this problem.

Answer 29

I am having the same problem as the rest of you in this section. Mine started after uninstalling MS Accounting.  I went to add/remove programs and found the files; however, there is no option to "remove" any of the 3 SQL files....any suggestions here? it only states that they are used "rarely"!

Answer 30

Thank you I started received this error on Friday and it has taken me almost a week to find a solution to the problem.

Answer 31

Hi What should I unisntall and what to re install

 

Answer 32

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU - I followed the steps you mentioned in your post and it worked! Thanks

 

Answer 33

Hello Marcel van der Holst...

 

Do you know how to resolve this problem BEFORE logging into Windows XP?  I am experiencing problems on another computer at work (on a server) and this error pops up when I am to log onto that computer.  I CAN'T click "OK" nor "Esc" nor "Ctrl-Alt-Del".  I've tried several different things and I can't even log onto Windows.  I was using a wireless keyboard and mouse and even tried using a corded mouse and keyboard, yet was NOT able to get out of the error window.

 

Please let me know what I need to do, if you know how to resolve this issue.

 

Thanks!

Answer 34

You can uninstall all 3 of them and then install SQL Server again (SQL Server setup will install all 3 programs).

 

Thanks,

Fabricio.

 

Answer 35

Very helpful and quick.  Thank you for posting such thorough information.  No problems now.

God bless.

Answer 36

After uninstalling Microsoft Business Manager, I started having this problem.  Thanks for posting the solution, I can confirmed that after uninstall SQL Server VSS Writer, the boot time warning went away.  The VSS Writer is an NT Service, if you don't want to uninstall it, you can also simply disable it.  See http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/30051125/sqldumper-library-failed.aspx.

Answer 37

Where would someone obtain the software you reference?

Answer 38

I upgraded to Office 2007, and came across the same problem with Business Contact Manager crippling Outlook.  I didn't fully understand what Business Contact Manager was at installation so I opted for the full install (get your money's worth I guess?!?!).  I now know that it is a tool that a majority of home users will never use and it slows Outlook down to a crawl!  After removing Business Contact Manager, the SQL writer error was appearing at start-up (and Outlook was back to normal).

 

 

Following some research and interpratation of the above posts, I can offer the following:

 

"Microsoft® SQL Server™ is a database management and analysis system for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions." (From: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb545450.aspx)

 

The SQL Server is installed with Busniness Contact Manager, but the program removal does not fully remove the server.  The fix most of us are looking for is to remove all three files....'microsoft SQL server native client', 'microsoft SQL serversetup support files', and 'microsoft SQL server vss writer'.

 

If you want to continue using other data base programs, (ie. removing Business Contact Manager but continue with Accounting, the previous posts on re-installing the SQL server are the way to go.  SQL Server 2005 can be dowloaded directly from Microsoft at th following link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sqlserver/bb331754.aspx

 

 

 

Answer 39

 

In Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs/

 

single click the SQL Server client

 

select the link for support information

 

Answer 40

 

delete all the sql files, re - instal from official MSN site.... You may need your Microsoft licence number, found on yer external hardrive somewhere... However upon instalation MSN servers should detect if you are running original fegistered micfrosoft products... Hope this helps

 

Answer 41

I removed 'microsoft SQL server vss writer' and that worked for me.  I did not reinstall nothing

Thanks to everyone

"God is Good"

Answer 42

Hello Rutgers,

 

I assume since it's been almost a year since you posted you had your issue resolved?  But for the rest of you who come up against this problem with Microsoft SQL Server, which includes: Server Native Client, Server Setup Support Files, Server VSS Writer, and that nasty little error message about SQLDUMPER, you can remove it all without harming your computer or your files.

 

I also had a trial version of Office Professional 2007 for school and when the trail period ran out I uninstalled the '07 software, but for some reason it didn't remove the SQL stuff.  I had to manually remove myself by going into Add/Remove programs.  When I restarted my computer, the error message was gone.

 

You only need the Microsoft SQL Server for the Accounting and Business Managment program in the Office 2007 Suite software.  If you're no longer using Microsoft Office 2007, you don't need these files.

 

Feel free to confirm with Microsoft if you have doubts.

 

Good luck!

    

 

Answer 43

I am having the same issue.  The lights are on but I get no response from my keyboard or mouse.  Therefore I cannot get in to fix the SQL Dumper.  I did not see a post that resolved this problem.

Answer 44

I was able to use safe mode and my keyboard/mouse worked.  However, I could not uninstall any programs in Safe Mode.  I eventually did a repair on the operating system.  That worked.  I had to get all the current updates inorder to uninstall some of the SQL compenents.  For our system, I deleted all the SQL items and did not reinstall.

Answer 45

Same anoyying problem and reading this SQL Dumpr thread gave the answer. I deleted 'microsoft SQL server vss writer' (Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs), restarted the laptop and no longer do I get the error message.

Hope your problems will be solved also.

Tom

Answer 46

Had the same issue on a XP machine with Office 2007. I removed the Office 2007 and Business Manager. It started having the issue and was slow to boot. I removed all three components to resolve the issues.

 

Answer 47

 

Having same problem.  Don't know what to do first.  Can you help me with answers, I am not computer genius at all!

Answer 48

I am getting

SQL WRITER ERROR; SAYS MY INSTAL IS CORRUPT AND MAY BE TAMPERED WITH; UNINSTALL AND REINSALL; DUMP ERROR; I AM RUNNING WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL

Answer 49

Hi Judy, I'm experiencing exactly the same problem, hope your solution will work for me...

I keep you posted!

Thanks again...

Answer 50

Hey that worked however you would need to uninstall the Microsoft SQL server software in the Add or Remove Programms

If that does not work you need to reinstall outlook if you have Microsoft SQL server and Office 2003 you have to reinstall these programms

Answer 51

Hello,

   I am having the same problem with my computer, so how do i reinstall the SQLServer?

 

Thanks Nickcoma Burch

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Answer 52

How do I go about uninstalling and reinstalling SQLServer?

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

Answer 53

Click on you  start button then click on add & remove program you should find the SQL Dumper in there then remove it. To reinstall google  SQL server 2008 so you can download it for free. I hope this information helps you.

 

Answer 54

Esou com o mesmo ploblema da amiga. Como faço para resolver.

Obrigado.

Answer 55

I cannot remove it in the Control Panel, when I go to Add or Remove Programs. It doesn't give me the option.

 

Answer 56

 

yr pc should not display any SQL, so cannot install SQL Server. Unless you are

now running some program that need SQL.

 

Are you running Outlook Exchange ? After installation, this error occurs ?

 

*** you have SOPHOS anti virus installed which uses SQL.

 

any other software you have installed prior to this error ? that might be the

clue to resolve.

 

Bye

Alvin KFC

Answer 57

please update windows - all your service pack....using broad band

should resolve.

 

win xp service pack 3

win vista service pack 1 with many more update.

 

alvinkfc

 

Answer 58

U can just go to the add/remove place..and click on "change" instead of "uninstall"..then click on "repair" to reinstall them..if u wanna be sure..just "change" all 3 files..wouldn't take too long

Answer 59

You should be able to find it. Look under "m" for Microsoft SQL server.

Answer 60

waar en hoe kan ik deze kreet herstellen ??

 

Answer 61

Hello,

I really appreciate your answer, because i was with the same problem.Everytime i open my computer it appears the same message.I think that happened because i remove from my computer Microsoft office accounting 2007.I only remove Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer, and it worked. But still in Panel-remove or add programs-i still have there Microsoft office Small Business Connectivity Components!!!.Can i also remove this, or is it better don´t touch this?

Thank you.I appreciate a quick answer.

Answer 62

You would need to remove option 1 (SQL Native Client) listed in Kit's comments above.

 

Another thought is that this error is related to changing the computer name, see this thread: http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=220983

 

Good luck

Answer 63

Hello every body,

I have also the same pb.

Now it is done.

My config : XP SP3, Office 2003, Dell precision M4400

Previsouly in this new computer bought in oct 2008, I have boutght it with Office 2007, but I have taken it off (no possible to save a Excel sheet on a network drive).

After I have received the message SQLdumper librairy failed blabla in each power on.

 

I have stopped all services SQL (control panel, computer, services)

I have download a new version of SQL 2005 : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=D07219B2-1E23-49C8-8F0C-63FA18F26D3A&displaylang=fr#filelist

(I have not download the last correctif pack number 9 of SQL 2005, it was not my purpose).

the X86 file.

I have deleted all the SQL compounds (control panel, programs, delete)

Restart

I have install the installation pack

Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap launch of the setup program.

Restart

Now the message is out, and the computer seems to work in right way.

(sorry for my English, I'm French guy and I have not the same menu of yours).

 

 

Answer 64

this worked.  I had a new lenovo laptop and deleted the 'trial version'............uh MS, trial you should be able to use email to SEND also.................anyway this worked, since it is a laptop that will not be used for nothing much more than cruising the net and email (yahoo) should not be an issue.

 

thanks folks...........my wife was not happy her new puter was sick and I caused it.

 

Answer 65

FIX: In Services, change the startup of Sql Server Vss writer to Manual!

Answer 66

Hi all, I was having the same problem when I installed ACT. I couldnt remove MSXML6, I removed service pack 3 from the system and everything uninstalled fine... Reinstalled SQLEXPR32.exe and all was fine... This may assist some of you...

Answer 67

I found your Bold print rather a sign of confidence that your solution was trustworthy. I tried it. And just as I thought, it worked like a charm. I uninstalled the office professional 2007 trial version. then I uninstalled every one of the SQL files.

Answer 68

but me got more then 10 SQL serverthing , which one should i choose ? thanks

Answer 69

Thankyou so much for your solution to  the "SQLDUMPER" problem.. I took your  advice  and it worked ,, thanks again.. brian.

Answer 70

Exactly Judy. I did the same and removed MS Small Busiess Manager and at the same time the prompted SQL. That is the cause of the error.You are right about MS. this should not happen. However that's life. And it keeps discussion groups going.

Answer 71

For those that don't know, uninstall all 3 files whose names begin with Microsoft SQLDUMPER. This will fix the library initialization error

Answer 72

I am having the exact same issue but when I click on the control or My Computer the error message pops up and the system restarts. I have antiVirus software, Norton, but I am not sure if this is a virus.

here is what I have tried:

F10, System Set up: just about every option availible.

F8 safe mode, most options that felt where avail, but still not able to remove or repair SQL programs. I am in dyer need of access to my computer ASAP please help.

Thanks,

J