SQL Server VIA network protocol. Error 0x7e

The other day we got the following error on startup. I believe this was do a corrupted dll. However before trying to fix VIA protocol, there needs to be an understanding for what it does. And what it's therefore is to support specialized hardware systems such as cluster, SAN or appliance to communicate with SQL server, and a very fast rate by using memory mapping.

Since this a specialized protocol, most systems don't use this, so it's quickest and less frustrating method to fix is to disable the protocol. To do this

1. Go in sql server configuration manager
2. Drill down under SQL Server Network Configuration | Protocols for MSSQLSERVER
   
3. Disable VIA
4. While in there for good measure disable VIA under Native client configuration
5. Start SQL Server and it should work like a charm
   

Error Message

The SQL Server failed to initialize VIA support library [QLVipl.dll]. This normally indicates the VIA support library does not exist or is corrupted. Please repair or disable the VIA network protocol. Error: 0x7e.
TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x7e, status code 0x60. Reason: Unable to initialize the VIA listener. The specified module could not be found.

Error: 17182, Severity: 16, State: 1.
TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x7e, status code 0x1. Reason: Initialization failed with an infrastructure error. Check for previous errors. The specified module could not be found.

Error: 17826, Severity: 18, State: 3.
Could not start the network library because of an internal error in the network library. To determine the cause, review the errors immediately preceding this one in the error log.
Error: 17120, Severity: 16, State: 1.
SQL Server could not spawn FRunCM thread. Check the SQL Server error log and the Windows event logs for information about possible related problems.