Exception Access Violation

We are running SQL Server 2000, SP 3, and today have begun receiving the
following error: "Process 88 generated fatal exception c0000005
EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. SQL Server is terminating this process."
The error is occurring about every hour and appears to occur when an hourly
job is run to backup the transaction log for a db. The transaction log is
backed up and then the error appears to occur when SQL Server tries to write
a text report following the transaction log backup, the steps are part of a
database maintenance plan. This is the first time we've ever had a problem
with these jobs and they've been running for about 4 years now and no changes
have been made to the jobs.
Any help is appreciated. ThanksIn this case, you may have to call SQL Server support. SQL Server
has choked on something.
"Steve" <Steve@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7A1A30D-A8DD-41F7-A5B9-A3F162F6D7E8@.microsoft.com...
> We are running SQL Server 2000, SP 3, and today have begun receiving the
> following error: "Process 88 generated fatal exception c0000005
> EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. SQL Server is terminating this process."
> The error is occurring about every hour and appears to occur when an
hourly
> job is run to backup the transaction log for a db. The transaction log is
> backed up and then the error appears to occur when SQL Server tries to
write
> a text report following the transaction log backup, the steps are part of
a
> database maintenance plan. This is the first time we've ever had a
problem
> with these jobs and they've been running for about 4 years now and no
changes
> have been made to the jobs.
> Any help is appreciated. Thanks|||While you should probably call PSS, the first thing they will ask is if you
are up to date on SPs...
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"Steve" <Steve@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7A1A30D-A8DD-41F7-A5B9-A3F162F6D7E8@.microsoft.com...
> We are running SQL Server 2000, SP 3, and today have begun receiving the
> following error: "Process 88 generated fatal exception c0000005
> EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. SQL Server is terminating this process."
> The error is occurring about every hour and appears to occur when an
> hourly
> job is run to backup the transaction log for a db. The transaction log is
> backed up and then the error appears to occur when SQL Server tries to
> write
> a text report following the transaction log backup, the steps are part of
> a
> database maintenance plan. This is the first time we've ever had a
> problem
> with these jobs and they've been running for about 4 years now and no
> changes
> have been made to the jobs.
> Any help is appreciated. Thanks