SQLWRITER.exe
Microsoft SQL Server by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2011.0110.3000.00 ((SQL11_PCU_Main).121019-1322 ) |
| MD5: | d98cdf8aac4d427fdd70553ca59becae |
| SHA1: | b33643b57ed09de0fd82c18214338f5555083a67 |
| SHA256: | b6c804180db18103f81aa21a5485dd3aa34d60df13335d12e2be4671faacae3d |
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: | 2011.0110.3000.00 ((SQL11_PCU_Main).121019-1322 ) |
| Product version: | 11.0.3000.0 |
| Size: | 103 KB (105,472 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
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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: | 0.00011473% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007732% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003741% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 31 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,011/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.45 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.5 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 172 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.45 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 30.02 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 32.02 MB | |
| Working set: | 412 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.71 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,854/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 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: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 86 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| 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
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00015494% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015494% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,656/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
| sqlwriter.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00015494% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015494% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,227/sec | |
| Memory: | 104 KB | |
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% |
|
