SQLWRITER.exe
Microsoft SQL Server by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2005.090.3042.00 |
| MD5: | 54902536aad0e9b99bc65f89c0caf93f |
| SHA1: | 8b670359fa5ac58941cb79e57f1d0e47d44cbe8e |
| SHA256: | 312b6f1ecbaa42ea8fac374e446fc6b686f747b38d903e1b181f95aeccb2bfd1 |
What is SQLWRITER.exe?
The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework.
About SQLWRITER.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Wi”
Details
| File name: | sqlwriter.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft SQL Server |
| Description: | SQL Server VSS Writer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft sql server\90\shared\sqlwriter.exe |
| File version: | 2005.090.3042.00 |
| Product version: | 9.00.3042.00 |
| Size: | 87.86 KB (89,968 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, December 7, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 7, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| Entropy: | 6.089132 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The SQL Server Native Client contains the SQL Server ODBC driver and the SQL Server OLE DB provider in one native dynamic link library (DLL) supporting applications using native-code APIs (ODBC, OLE DB and ADO) to Microsoft SQL Server.
The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework. The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Windows Services applet.
“VSS is a framework consisting of a set of interfaces and structures that allow applications to back up volumes, while other applications use the data in these volumes. VSS is included with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. A backup application is any Windows application that requests a snapshot taken backup using VSS. For example, the backup application Windows NT that is included with Windows is an application to ...”
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server Express Edition and SQL Server Express Edition with Advanced Services. SSMSE can also manage instances of the SQL Server Database Engine created by any edition of SQL Server.
“The Feature Pack is a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2005. It includes the backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2005.”
SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) is a collection of objects that are designed for programming all aspects of managing Microsoft SQL Server. SQL Server Replication Management Objects (RMO) is a collection of objects that encapsulates SQL Server replication management.
“The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework. The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Windows Services applet. The SQL Writer Service installs on all operating systems. When running, Databa...”
“The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework. The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Windows Services applet. The SQL Writer Service installs on all operating systems. When running, Databa...”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'SQLWriter' (Escritor VSS de SQL Server)
- SQLWriter
- 'SQLWriter' (SQL Server VSS Writer)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00035276% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002490% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00032787% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,363 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,162/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.39 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.11 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.57 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 26.6 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 27.73 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.59 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.12 MB | |
| Page faults: | 2,507/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 77 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 5 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 110 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\microsoft sql server\90\shared\sqlwriter.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SQLWriter |
| Display name: | Escritor VSS de SQL Server |
| Description: | “Proporciona la interfaz para realizar copias de seguridad y restaurar Microsoft SQL Server a través de la infraestructura de Windows VSS.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| ADVAPI32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00063325% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00063325% | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| sqlwriter.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00012488% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009366% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003122% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,975/sec | |
| Memory: | 96 KB | |
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00009366% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006244% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003122% | |
| CPU cycles: | 382/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.77% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.08% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
17.58% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.79% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.59% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.30% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.20% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
2.20% |
|
| Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition |
2.20% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.10% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
1.10% |
|
| Windows Server 2008 Standard |
1.10% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.31% of Microsoft SQL Server.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Intel |
19.67% |
|
| Dell |
19.67% |
|
| Toshiba |
16.39% |
|
| Acer |
14.75% |
|
| Sony |
9.84% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
9.84% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.28% |
|
| ASUS |
3.28% |
|
| Samsung |
3.28% |
|
