MSSQL backup fails with 'Could not create component, check registration of SQLVDI.DLL and value o (4047832)

Title: MSSQL backup fails with 'Could not create component, check registration of SQLVDI.DLL and value of IID'

Date: Sep 07
Product & Version: NVBU all versions
Module & Version: SQL APM 5.0
OS Version: Windows 2003
Application version: N/A

Description: This document suggests a fix for a problem with SQLVDI.DLL, a library supplied as part of the MSSQL application.

Symptoms:

Backup fails with:

Could not create component, check registration of SQLVDI.DLL and value of IID

This seems to be a problem with Microsoft MSSQL's SQLVDI.DLL. The following MS knowledgebase article details the steps required to resolve this issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830575

SFDC solution number:
English version available ID 2566
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