An instance of the SQL Server Reconciler error object cannot be created

I've got the following server configuration.

Database Server

- Windows 2003 Standard

- MSSQL 2000 sp4

Web Server

- Windows 2003 Standard

- SQL 2000 sp4 replication components

- SQL Mobile 2005 Server tools

The database server published out the snapshot to a share on the web server. This bit is working file, I can see the snapshot contents etc. When I connect from my own pc using SQL Management Studio and attempt to set up a subscription to a Mobile database, I get the following error.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

An instance of the SQL Server Reconciler error object cannot be created. Try reinstalling the replication components.
HRESULT 0x8007007E (28010)

BUTTONS:

OK

I've also accessed the Url using diagnostics and get the following output:

 SQL Server Mobile Server Agent Diagnostics

 2006/01/13 10:09:10

*General Information*Item Value
Server Name bundy
URL /services/taskmobileserversync/sqlcesa30.dll
Authentication Type Anonymous
Server Port 80
HTTPS off
Server Software Microsoft-IIS/6.0
Replication Allowed
RDA Allowed
Logging Level 1

*Impersonation and Access Tests* Action Status ErrorCode
Impersonate User SUCCESS 0x0
ReadWriteDeleteMessageFile SUCCESS 0x0

*SQL Server Mobile Modules Test*Module Status ErrorCode Version
SQLCERP30.DLL SUCCESS 0x0 3.0.5206.0
SQLCESA30.DLL SUCCESS 0x0 3.0.5206.0

*Reconciler Test* Reconciler Status ErrorCode
9.0 Database Reconciler FAILURE 0x80040154
8.0 Database Reconciler FAILURE 0x8007007E

*SQL Server Module Versions* Module Version
sqloledb.dll 2000.85.1022.0
8.0 replrec.dll 2000.80.2038.0
8.0 replprov.dll 2000.80.2038.0
8.0 msgprox.dll 2000.80.2038.0

Any suggestions? I've reinstalled the various components on the Web Server quite a few times by now...

thanks

// charlie

Search for REPLERRX.DLL and register using regsvr32. And then try. If the registration fails for this DLL, just check whether you have all the dependant DLLs. There are tools to find out the dependant DLLs of a particular binary. Most probably you may need to have MSVCR71.DLL and MSVCP71.DLL. However these two DLLs are already packaged in the 'SQL Server 2000 SP4 Replication Components' setup package. There is some problem in the installation I believe. If you could register REPLERRX.DLL, then you should be able to sync.

Thanks,

Laxmi NRO, MSFT, SQL Mobile, Microsoft Corporation

|||To fix this, I installed the SQL Server 2000 client tools. This resolved the problem.|||

Thanks for letting us know the information.

Thanks,

Laxmi Narsimha Rao ORUGANTI, MSFT, SQL Mobile, Microsoft Corporation