If you’ve
unfortunately been forced to use iTunes, you’re probably used to having lots of
errors. If you’ve been getting an “AppleSyncNotifier.exe – Entry Point Not
Found” error every time you reboot your PC, here’s how to fix it.
The full
text of the error says “The procedure entry point xmlTextReaderConstName could
not be located in the dynamic link library libxml2.dll.” Obviously this is not
the type of article that will apply to most people, but I personally
encountered this error on a short person’s computer, and figured I’d write it
up just in case somebody else came across it.
The Problem
This error
is happening because every time your computer starts, it’s launching various
Apple-related background utilities including AppleSyncNotifier.exe. This
utility is attempting to load some information from a database and can’t find
the right version of the DLL file, because Apple’s installers are lousy. All we
need to do is put the file into the right place, and it’ll be fixed.
Fixing the Error
To fix the
problem, we’ll need to move two files from one directory to the other one. So
open up the first folder:
C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
Note that if
you’re using 64-bit Windows, you’ll need to look in the C:\Program Files (x86)
folder.
Once you’re
inside that folder, find these two files and copy them:
- libxml2.dll
- SQLite3.dll
You can just
use Ctrl+C or the menu to copy the files.
Now switch
to this folder:
C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support
Paste the
files into there (you’ll have to accept a UAC prompt), and you should be good
to go.
