Hi All,
I see the following error message in event viewer whene ever my
application crashed.
Faulting application mtifilter.exe, version 5.4.4.108, faulting module
odbc32.dll, version 3.526.1830.0, fault address 0x000035f3
I keep getting this error 2-3 times in a week.Could you please help to
get out of this error?

Thanks in Advance
Gouse

RE: Faulting application mtifilter.exe, version 5.4.4.108, faulting module odbc32.dll, version 3.526.1830.0, fault address 0x000035f3---Causes my application crashed by v-robmen

v-robmen
Fri Jun 27 03:10:18 PDT 2008

Hello Gouse,

Thank you for your post. My name is Robbin Meng, and it is my pleasure to
work with you on this issue!

Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
understand it, the issue is:

You received an error message about application crash on "faulting
application mtifilter.exe, version 5.4.4.108, faulting module odbc32.dll"
in event viewer. This error 2-3 times every week.

If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.

Before we go further, I would like to confirm with you:

1. Are you using SBS 2003 server that generated this error?
2. Have you installed/uninstalled any application software that might cause
this issue?
3. Have you tried booting the computer into Safe Mode to have a check?

First, since this is possibly a 3rd-party software issue, I strongly
recommend you contact "mtifilter.exe" software vendor to get more
information(e.g. how to repair, uninstall or reinstall etc.)

Based on research, I didn't find any information about the faulting
application "mtifilter.exe", however, the module odbc32.dll is known as
Microsoft Data Access ODBC Driver Manager. Therefore I suspect the
"mtifilter.exe" may be a database required software.

So I would like you consider the following troubleshooting steps:

Please go into Safe Mode (Restart computer, press the F8 key when the boot
menu pops up, select [Safe Mode], and boot up) and check if the issue still
occurs. Perform the following steps to go to Safe Mode to see if this issue
occurs again.
-----------------------------------------
1. Reboot the computer.
2. When the Starting Windows screen shows, press F8.
3. Select Safe Mode and press Enter.
4. Log on as Administrator.
5. Does this issue occur in Safe Mode?

(NOTE: Safe Mode loads the minimum number of required basic device drivers
and system services to start the system. Programs located in the Startup
Program group are not started. So this will be very helpful for us to
narrow down the root cause.)

If the issue does not occur in Safe Mode and only occurs in Normal Mode,
then we can try a "Clean Boot" to narrow down the cause and troubleshoot it:

Clean boot
-----------------------------------------
Let's disable all startup items and third party services when booting. This
method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program
or service. Please perform the following steps:

1. Click the Start Button type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the
Start Search box, and then press Enter.

Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC)
window.

2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box
and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray).
3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".

Then, restart the computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window
appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System
Configuration Utility when Windows starts" box and click OK.

Please test this issue in the Clean Boot environment, if the issue
disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to
quickly narrow down which entry is causing the issue.

However, if issue persists after "Clean Boot", please help me to collect
the system information file so that I can perform further research.

If we cannot resolve the issue after we perform the above steps, please
help me collect some information for further investigation:

Information Need
==============

1. Please download a tool from the following link:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/b/1/bb139fcb-4aac-4fe5-a579-30b0bd9
15706/MPSRPT_Alliance_X86.EXE

2. Double-click the downloaded EXE file to collect the MPS report.
3. Please send the generated CAB file to me at v-robmen@microsoft.com .

I look forward to your reply. If you have any questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to let me know.

Thank you for your time and cooperation!


Best regards,

Robbin Meng(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

=====================================================
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For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
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Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
=====================================================

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RE: Faulting application mtifilter.exe, version 5.4.4.108, faultin by Gouse

Gouse
Sat Jun 28 00:55:00 PDT 2008

Hi Robbin,

Thanks for looking into it. Actually mtfilter.exe is my own application, and
it will use few of my other dll and the dll will use internally odbc32.dll to
access the datbase. When the problem occurs, mtfilter simply stops working
and will be closed simply, and more over i don't see any exception or errro
messages in the logs except the error in event viwer that i mentioned.

Also i looked into some other forums, they suggest to run few registry
cleaner tools and also sypware softs....I am not quite sure how would it
solve the problem.


""Robbin Meng [MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hello Gouse,
>
> Thank you for your post. My name is Robbin Meng, and it is my pleasure to
> work with you on this issue!
>
> Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
> understand it, the issue is:
>
> You received an error message about application crash on "faulting
> application mtifilter.exe, version 5.4.4.108, faulting module odbc32.dll"
> in event viewer. This error 2-3 times every week.
>
> If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.
>
> Before we go further, I would like to confirm with you:
>
> 1. Are you using SBS 2003 server that generated this error?
> 2. Have you installed/uninstalled any application software that might cause
> this issue?
> 3. Have you tried booting the computer into Safe Mode to have a check?
>
> First, since this is possibly a 3rd-party software issue, I strongly
> recommend you contact "mtifilter.exe" software vendor to get more
> information(e.g. how to repair, uninstall or reinstall etc.)
>
> Based on research, I didn't find any information about the faulting
> application "mtifilter.exe", however, the module odbc32.dll is known as
> Microsoft Data Access ODBC Driver Manager. Therefore I suspect the
> "mtifilter.exe" may be a database required software.
>
> So I would like you consider the following troubleshooting steps:
>
> Please go into Safe Mode (Restart computer, press the F8 key when the boot
> menu pops up, select [Safe Mode], and boot up) and check if the issue still
> occurs. Perform the following steps to go to Safe Mode to see if this issue
> occurs again.
> -----------------------------------------
> 1. Reboot the computer.
> 2. When the Starting Windows screen shows, press F8.
> 3. Select Safe Mode and press Enter.
> 4. Log on as Administrator.
> 5. Does this issue occur in Safe Mode?
>
> (NOTE: Safe Mode loads the minimum number of required basic device drivers
> and system services to start the system. Programs located in the Startup
> Program group are not started. So this will be very helpful for us to
> narrow down the root cause.)
>
> If the issue does not occur in Safe Mode and only occurs in Normal Mode,
> then we can try a "Clean Boot" to narrow down the cause and troubleshoot it:
>
> Clean boot
> -----------------------------------------
> Let's disable all startup items and third party services when booting. This
> method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program
> or service. Please perform the following steps:
>
> 1. Click the Start Button type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the
> Start Search box, and then press Enter.
>
> Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC)
> window.
>
> 2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box
> and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray).
> 3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".
>
> Then, restart the computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window
> appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System
> Configuration Utility when Windows starts" box and click OK.
>
> Please test this issue in the Clean Boot environment, if the issue
> disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to
> quickly narrow down which entry is causing the issue.
>
> However, if issue persists after "Clean Boot", please help me to collect
> the system information file so that I can perform further research.
>
> If we cannot resolve the issue after we perform the above steps, please
> help me collect some information for further investigation:
>
> Information Need
> ==============
>
> 1. Please download a tool from the following link:
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/b/1/bb139fcb-4aac-4fe5-a579-30b0bd9
> 15706/MPSRPT_Alliance_X86.EXE
>
> 2. Double-click the downloaded EXE file to collect the MPS report.
> 3. Please send the generated CAB file to me at v-robmen@microsoft.com .
>
> I look forward to your reply. If you have any questions or concerns, please
> do not hesitate to let me know.
>
> Thank you for your time and cooperation!
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Robbin Meng(MSFT)
>
> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
> =====================================================
> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding
> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner.
> You can locate the newsgroup here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>
> When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the
> "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are
> any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader,
> please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
> issue.
>
> Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing
> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>
> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>
> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
> =====================================================
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>

RE: Faulting application mtifilter.exe, version 5.4.4.108, faultin by v-robmen

v-robmen
Mon Jun 30 19:07:04 PDT 2008

Hi,

Thanks for your response and the extra information.

At this point, I would like to explain that, as for application crash
issue, we generally need to analyze the performance monitor logs and memory
dump files to locate the root cause. Unfortunately, debugging is beyond
what we can do in the newsgroups because of the nature of forum support. A
support call to our product service team is needed for the debugging
service. I'd like to recommend that you contact Microsoft Customer Support
Service (CSS) for assistance so that this problem can be resolved
efficiently. To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request
please take a look at the web site listed below:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;PHONENUMBERS

Moreover, you are also welcome to repost this issue in our MSDN develop
newsgroup:

MSDN Newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=micros
oft.public.msdn.general

Since application crash issues are usually caused by 3rd party program or
service incompatibility, you may still try the steps in my last mail to
perform a Safe Mode test and then use "Clean Boot" method to try to narrow
down the root cause.

Thank you for your time and understanding. If you have any questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know. :-)


Best regards,

Robbin Meng(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

=====================================================
This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding
newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner.
You can locate the newsgroup here:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx

When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the
"Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are
any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader,
please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
issue.

Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing
so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.

For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.

Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
=====================================================

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.