title: Unable to read trace definition file Microsoft Analysis Services TraceDefinition 12.0.5553 when running SQL Server profiler
body: <p>I'm getting below error when I want to start a trace in profiler</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to read trace definition file Microsoft Analysis Services TraceDefinition 12.0.5553.xml. Click OK to retrieve it from server. Retrieval may take a few moments</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I tried many advise can be found over the web. no luck so far.</p>
  
  <p>I looked into <code>MSSQL\120\Tools\Profiler\TraceDefinition</code> folder and see the file. there are bunch of the same xml with different version there. So I delete the 5553 file and the ran profiler. I was able to start a trace and the next time I opened profiler, I got the same error.</p>
  
  <p>I looked into the folder and I saw the evil file is there again. Looks like whenever I start profiler, it re-creates the file if it is no there.</p>
  
  <p>Note that I'm profiling Analysis Service not Database Engine, and my SSAS version is 12.0.5553, the same as the xml file.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>