Re: MS Backup


"lvee" <notmesothere@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm just going to walk you through steps you probably already did, but
> here goes.
> Go to Start>run, then type in regedt32...that will open a slightly
> different registry.
> Once you navigate to 'setup', with 'setupt' highlighted, look at the
> pane on the right of your screen, there will be numerous entries, one,
> likely the last in the list, should be UpgradeInProgress. Now, if I
> mistakenly assumed that you did exactly this, but the entry is not
> listed, sorry.

Followed your instructions above.....there are 7 listings, but
UpgradeInProgress is not there, SystemSetupInProgress is the last one.
Can I type in the missing listing or does it have to come from the disk?

> I think that the threads I followed after doing a Google were the same
> threads you followed...I saw your post in another forum...but I'm not
> clear what you have actually tried.
> Did you run this command?
> regsvr32ole32.dll

Yes, and the reply I got was DllRegisterServerin ole32.dll succeeded

> here is a link to the difference between the two , regedit/regedt32
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/141377/

Thanks for that, as a novice there was a lot I did not understand.

> One thing you can try, since it's a dll file that's the issue, is run
> sfc/scannow.. here is a link with the sfc /scannow info.
> http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Just ran that, and it asked for my disk, which I dont have!

> You can also try to uninstall, then reinstall your NTBackup. Make
> sure you have your disc for that first, though.

Thanks for your help, it looks like I am going to have to get the techie
in that installed this copy of the OS.


> "MikeW" <MikeW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:d42ld5$ql3$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> OS XP Pro SP2
>> NTFS
>>
>> While trying to make a backup with the Microsoft Backup installed on
>> XP
>> Professional I got the following error, "Error returned while
>> creating
>> the volume shadow copy: 80042301". This was working until recently.
>>
>> Having searched Google it would appear that quite a few people have
>> encountered this problem, a few managed to fix the problem, some
>> apparently didn't.
>>
>> I have carried out the following actions, which I got from various
>> help/replies from Google. But I am still unable to fix the problem.
>>
>> In Services I have changed the following to automatic, both COM+
>> services and Volume shadow copy. This did not work so changed them
>> back
>> to manual.
>>
>> This may be significant. One help reply suggested the following,
>> "Open
>> Regedt32.exe and navigate to the following key":
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\setup
>>
>> Change the "UpgradeInProgress" value to 0. As a novice I was not sure
>> what the 32.exe (after Regedt) meant, but navigated to "setup" and
>> found
>> that UpgradeInProgress was not there.
>>
>> As this is the Registry, and I am a novice, I don't intend changing
>> anything in there without sound advice. So if anyone could help me it
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>> --
>> MikeW
>>
>> *Teach a man to use a rod and you will not see him for a day.
>> Teach him to use the Net and he will not bother you for weeks.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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