No, SQL SErver 2000 is not installed on that Server.
Thanks for the articles but I had alreday gone thru' them. Changing the 
registry will be the last option because my other SQL servers have the same 
registry key values as this  one and they are working fine.
Would reinstalling the TDP help?

Rajesh
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:54:35
 Del Hoobler wrote:
>Rajesh,
>
>Does SQL 2000 also happen to be installed on that machine?
>
>Did you look at the following Q articles:
>   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q280759
>   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q323602
>
>Some others that may be of interest:
>   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q240213
>   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q198891
>
>Thanks,
>
>Del
>
>----------------------------------------------------
>
>Del Hoobler
>IBM Corporation
>hoobler AT us.ibm DOT com
>
>- Never cut what can be untied.
>- Commit yourself to constant improvement.
>
>=======================================================================
>> I have run into a problem with the SQL TDP v 2.2. When I try to backup
>> a SQL7.0 database with the SQL TDP GUI I get the following error:
>> The Virtual Device Interface is not registered with the Common Object
>Model.
>> Microsoft has some workaround for the problem about changing a registry
>entry.
>> But if someone has seen this before and has successfully resolved the
>issue
>> then it would help us a lot.
>> I am not having any problems backing up other SQL Servers 7.0 to the same
>TSM Server.
>


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