Friday, February 20, 2009

Problems starting mssqlserver service after vmware 6.0 to 6.5 upgrade

I upgraded vmware 6.0 to 6.5, and when I installed vmware tools that it came with it, the sql server service on my vm wasn't starting. The event logs said:

The MSSQLSERVER service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

For some reason, the vmware tools likes to delete msvcp71.dll from my Windows, system32 directory. Lets hope it'll be patched in the next release.

Solution? I just googled it and found it on http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcp71

Just stick it back in windows\system32 directory, reboot, and it'll be good. No need to run regsvr32.exe.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    You say it so calmly. I about had a heart attack! A major server on a busy day, just went away! I was going from 3.5 to 4. This is a BIG problem for me. Come on VMware, you don't live in a vacuum!

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  2. MichaelSeptember 3, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    I just ran into the exact same problem! For the second time. Good thing I found my own blog entry! This time upgrading vmware tools to 6.5.3. Oy!

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