FIX: The MSDE writer is not included when you try to use the Vssadmin.exe tool to list subscribed volume shadow copy writers (913100)

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64-based computer that is running Microsoft SharePoint Team Services, you try to use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) administrative command-line tool (Vssadmin.exe) to list subscribed volume shadow copy writers. You may notice that the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) writer is not included in the list. In this scenario, you may find that the Vssadmin.exe tool stops responding. You may receive the following error message in the Windows event log:

Sqllib error: OLEDB Error encountered calling IDBInitialize::Initialize. hr = 0x80004005. SQLSTATE: 08001, Native
Error: 17
Error state: 1, Severity: 16
Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
Error message: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

Note This problem also occurs with other 32-bit SKUs in SQL Server 2000 that are configured to use the shared memory protocol only.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you configure the instance of MSDE to use the shared memory protocol only. In this scenario, the Vssadmin.exe tool for Windows Server 2003 x64 cannot communicate with MSDE by using the 32-bit client network library component for the shared memory protocol (Dbmslpcn.dll). Additionally, SQL Server Desktop Engine (Windows) is installed when you install SharePoint Team Services. The instance of SQL Server Desktop Engine (Windows) can only use the shared memory protocol.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported feature that modifies the default behavior of the product is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next SQL Server 2000 service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, download the feature by following the instructions later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the 913100 hotfix for SQL Server 2000 package now. Release Date: January 31, 2006

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Dbmslpcn.dll	2000.85.1101.0	105,984	31-Jan-2006	03:55	x64
Sqlvdi.dll	2000.85.1054.0	156,160	29-Sep-2005	09:49	x64
Sqlvdi.dll	2000.85.1054.0	119,296	31-Jan-2006	09:04	x86

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

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824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates