Article ID: 982662 - Last Review: June 23, 2010 - Revision: 2.0

FIX: You receive error code 0xC0024104 and error code 0xC0024104 when you run a maintenance plan that contains a Backup task in SQL Server 2005

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

  • In Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you create a maintenance plan that contains a Backup task.
  • The Backup task backs up a database file or a transaction log file to a backup device.
  • Then, you change the Regional and Language Options settings of the server, or you migrate the maintenance plan to another server that has different Regional and Language Options settings.
In this scenario, when you run the maintenance plan, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility Version
9.00.4035.00 for 32-bit
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved.
Started: <Time> AM

Error: <Date> <Time>
Code: 0xC0010018
Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log)
Description: Error loading a task. The contact information for the task is "Back Up Database Task; Microsoft Corporation; Microsoft SQL Server v9; ¸ 2004 Microsoft Corporation; All Rights Reserved; http://www.microsoft.com/sql/support/default.asp;1". This happens when loading a task fails.
End Error

Error: <Date> <Time>
Code: 0xC0024104
Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log)
Description: The Execute method on the task returned error code 0x80004003 (Collection cannot be null. Parameter name: c). The Execute method must succeed, and indicate the result using an "out" parameter.
End Error
DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1).
Started: <Time> AM
Finished: <Time> AM
Elapsed: <seconds> seconds


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CAUSE

This problem occurs because SQL Server calls the Convert.ToDateTime(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) function by using an incorrect thread culture when SQL Server loads the maintenance plan.
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RESOLUTION

Cumulative update information

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 10. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
983329  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983329/ ) Cumulative update package 10 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
960598  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960598/ ) The SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 was released
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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REFERENCES

For more information about the Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
935897  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935897/ ) An Incremental Servicing Model is available from the SQL Server team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems


For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822499  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822499/ ) New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages


For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Workgroup
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