I often receive emails from reader requesting solution to following error:
“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”
While searching online there are so many different solution and many time the solution is to reinstall SQL Server. There is no need to reinstall SQL Server or do any complex process. It is very simple to fix this issue.
Fix/Workaround/Solution:
Go to Add/Remove Program in windows Control Panel
Remove “microsoft SQL server vss writer” program
Reboot the computer.
The error should have gone by now. If you prefer you can reinstall SQL Server VSS Writer again.
Reference : Pinal Dave (http://blog.SQLAuthority.com)
pinaldave
But what does SQL Server do? And will uninstalling it affect the performance of my computer or any programs in any way? If we can just uninstall it, why was it there in the first place?
Thanks for this advice, it was just what I was looking for. Have a good day.
It’s a database program that sometimes comes preloaded on some systems. If you’re not doing anything with databases then you’re fine.
How do I reinstall SQL Server VSS writer?
Thank you for your help! Problem is solved. No more error messages.