I am running SQL Profiler (the one that comes as a part of 2008 package) for a TSQL_replay trace on a SQL Server 2000 Standard edition database. When I try to open the resulting XML file for a replay, it pops up the following message: “Failed to read file data. File may be corrupt or it may have a wrong data format”.
After that, Profiler is able to open a file and seems okay, but the replay options are grayed out.
Is it possible to play traces made on SQL Server 2000 databases within SQL Profiler 2008?
I believe you may need to patch your 2000 instance: FIX: Access Violation Occurs When You Use SQL Profiler or SQL Trace.