can't backup - urgent

Hi,
When I do the backup and click on the add button, an error come
out:
Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLSTATE: 42000)
Error 0: Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll , or one of the DLLs it references.
Reason:998 (invalid access to memory location)
Please help. I cannot do the backup now. Thanks.Allen,
Have you tried running the backup from Query Analyzer instead of Enterprise
Manager, using the BACKUP DATABASE syntax? I don't know what that error
means, but don't let the UI's failure to respond stop you...
""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> When I do the backup and click on the add button, an error come
> out:
> Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLSTATE: 42000)
> Error 0: Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll , or one of the DLLs it
references.
> Reason:998 (invalid access to memory location)
>
> Please help. I cannot do the backup now. Thanks.
>|||Hi,
Should be MDAC issue. But as an immediate solution execute the backup
database command from query analyzer for backup.
Backup database <dbname> to disk='c:\backup\dbname.bak' with init,stats=10
After the backup, First update the SQL server by SP3a (latest service pack)
and try backup from Enterprise manager.
If you still have issues try updating latest MDAC
Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> When I do the backup and click on the add button, an error come
> out:
> Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLSTATE: 42000)
> Error 0: Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll , or one of the DLLs it
> references. Reason:998 (invalid access to memory location)
>
> Please help. I cannot do the backup now. Thanks.
>|||Hari and Adam,
This SQL server has already been applied SP3a long time ago.
Last week we got no problem to do the daily backup. But it suddenly happened
this morning. Any clue. I will try the query analyzer now. Thanks.
"Hari Prasad" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OfRez2bqEHA.1272@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Should be MDAC issue. But as an immediate solution execute the backup
> database command from query analyzer for backup.
> Backup database <dbname> to disk='c:\backup\dbname.bak' with init,stats=10
> After the backup, First update the SQL server by SP3a (latest service
> pack) and try backup from Enterprise manager.
> If you still have issues try updating latest MDAC
> Thanks
> Hari
> MCDBA
>
>
> ""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message
> news:eGZiOvbqEHA.2856@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> When I do the backup and click on the add button, an error come
>> out:
>> Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLSTATE: 42000)
>> Error 0: Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll , or one of the DLLs it
>> references. Reason:998 (invalid access to memory location)
>>
>> Please help. I cannot do the backup now. Thanks.
>|||> This SQL server has already been applied SP3a long time ago.
So some other program with an improper install program or version DLL checking might mess thing up
for the SQL Server. This is why Hari suggested to *reinstall* sp 3, so it might sort things out for
you.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message news:OhY6AGcqEHA.3592@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hari and Adam,
> This SQL server has already been applied SP3a long time ago. Last week we got no
> problem to do the daily backup. But it suddenly happened this morning. Any clue. I will try the
> query analyzer now. Thanks.
>
> "Hari Prasad" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OfRez2bqEHA.1272@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> Should be MDAC issue. But as an immediate solution execute the backup database command from
>> query analyzer for backup.
>> Backup database <dbname> to disk='c:\backup\dbname.bak' with init,stats=10
>> After the backup, First update the SQL server by SP3a (latest service pack) and try backup from
>> Enterprise manager.
>> If you still have issues try updating latest MDAC
>> Thanks
>> Hari
>> MCDBA
>>
>>
>> ""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message news:eGZiOvbqEHA.2856@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> When I do the backup and click on the add button, an error come out:
>> Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLSTATE: 42000)
>> Error 0: Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll , or one of the DLLs it references. Reason:998 (invalid
>> access to memory location)
>>
>> Please help. I cannot do the backup now. Thanks.
>>
>|||I see. Will this re-apply cause any impact or conflict? Do I need to reboot
the server after? THanks.
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:OBI6zYdqEHA.3172@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> This SQL server has already been applied SP3a long time ago.
> So some other program with an improper install program or version DLL
> checking might mess thing up for the SQL Server. This is why Hari
> suggested to *reinstall* sp 3, so it might sort things out for you.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> ""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message
> news:OhY6AGcqEHA.3592@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hari and Adam,
>> This SQL server has already been applied SP3a long time ago.
>> Last week we got no problem to do the daily backup. But it suddenly
>> happened this morning. Any clue. I will try the query analyzer now.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> "Hari Prasad" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OfRez2bqEHA.1272@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> Should be MDAC issue. But as an immediate solution execute the backup
>> database command from query analyzer for backup.
>> Backup database <dbname> to disk='c:\backup\dbname.bak' with
>> init,stats=10
>> After the backup, First update the SQL server by SP3a (latest service
>> pack) and try backup from Enterprise manager.
>> If you still have issues try updating latest MDAC
>> Thanks
>> Hari
>> MCDBA
>>
>>
>> ""Allen Iverson"" <no_spam@.bk.com> wrote in message
>> news:eGZiOvbqEHA.2856@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> When I do the backup and click on the add button, an error
>> come out:
>> Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLSTATE: 42000)
>> Error 0: Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll , or one of the DLLs it
>> references. Reason:998 (invalid access to memory location)
>>
>> Please help. I cannot do the backup now. Thanks.
>>
>>
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