If youâve unfortunately been forced to use iTunes, youâre probably used to having lots of errors. If youâve been getting an âAppleSyncNotifier.exe â Entry Point Not Foundâ error every time you reboot your PC, hereâs how to fix it.
The full text of the error says âThe procedure entry point xmlTextReaderConstName could not be located in the dynamic link library libxml2.dll.â Obviously this is not the type of article that will apply to most people, but I personally encountered this error on a short personâs computer, and figured Iâd write it up just in case somebody else came across it.
The Problem
This error is happening because every time your computer starts, itâs launching various Apple-related background utilities including AppleSyncNotifier.exe. This utility is attempting to load some information from a database and canât find the right version of the DLL file, because Appleâs installers are lousy. All we need to do is put the file into the right place, and itâll be fixed.
Fixing the Error
To fix the problem, weâll 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 youâre using 64-bit Windows, youâll need to look in the C:\Program Files (x86) folder.
Once youâre 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 (youâll have to accept a UAC prompt), and you should be good to go.