Re: Windows Backup Utility in SP2 seems to be broken

OK. It works now. I'm not sure what I did.
I'm working backwards to see what I did right (or what I did wrong in the
first place).

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"Mark K Vallevand" <mark.vallevand@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The help files show up now (along with 10mb of other help files) and I'll
> see if it makes any difference with ntbackup.
>
> The answer is: it still does not work. (However, ntbackup -? doesn't kill
> explorer any more. Small consolation.)
>
> Hmmm. How to debug? Well, the ntbackup log file reports the very helpful
> "A valid backup operation was not specified on the command line." I've
> tried reducing the command to as simple a request as possible. The simple
> command works on XP Pro, but not on XPe.
>
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> Mark K Vallevand Mark.Vallevand@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> - Benjamin Franklin
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> "Mark K Vallevand" <mark.vallevand@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> OK. One clear and one set. Both are clear now and I'll rebuild.
>>
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>> Mark K Vallevand Mark.Vallevand@xxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
>> - Benjamin Franklin
>>
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>> "KM" <konstmor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> The first idea that pops up in mind - do you have "Do not copy help
>>> files for this component" option cleared on the component
>>> settings page?
>>> Also the "Do not copy help files for this configuration" option on the
>>> Configuration Settings page? (Other Settings section)
>>>
>>> Just make sure that ntbackup.hlp and ntbackup.chm get to the build.
>>>
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>>> Regards,
>>> KM, BSquare Corp.
>>>
>>>
>>>> First, thanks Microsoft, for making the Windows Backup Utility
>>>> component
>>>> visible. If the utility is used with it's GUI, it works fine. But, if
>>>> you
>>>> call it with valid parameters from a command prompt, it does nothing.
>>>> If
>>>> you call it with the -? parameter, it kills explorer. The -? parameter
>>>> is
>>>> supposed to open the help information. I must not have the necessary
>>>> help
>>>> components installed. I also noticed the the help files in the
>>>> component
>>>> aren't copied to the build directory, which tends to confirm that some
>>>> help
>>>> component is missing.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> How do I get ntbackup to work from the command line as advertised?
>>>> Why aren't its help files copied? Are they needed?
>>>>
>>>> BTW, the same command line works in Win XP Pro.
>>>>
>>>> And one final set of information... Using dependency walker, there
>>>> are 5
>>>> dlls that the Win XP Pro version uses which are not in my XPe image.
>>>> All
>>>> other dependencies it found are in my image.
>>>> Apphelp.dll (part of the Application Compatibility Core, which drags in
>>>> tons
>>>> of other stuff, like dx9)
>>>> Mobsync.dll (part of Internet Explorer Offline Browsing)
>>>> Msjava.dll (not found in the repository)
>>>> Ocmange.dll (not found in the repository)
>>>> W32topl.dll (primitive)
>>>>
>>>> Adding the W32topl.dll made no difference.
>>>>
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>>>> Regards.
>>>> Mark K Vallevand Mark.Vallevand@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
>>>> - Benjamin Franklin
>>>>
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>>>
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