Re: Disk backup causes reboot

From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:12:38 +0100

"Philip" <me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have been trying to back up my XP home desktop to a network server/drive.

I have tried ntbackup.exe and NasBackup. However, in both cases, they get
a good deal into backing up 5-10 GB when the system spontaneously reboots
(just like a "reboot now" command when installing software).

When the system recovers, and I re-log in, I get the send error dialog
which follows with a serious hardware failure web page ironically advising
me to back up my disk.

I ran a disk check diagnostic (C: Properties, Tools tab, Check Now) and
had no problems. Everything seems fine. Never any problem like this
before.

Any thoughts as to track down the cause of this.

I can think of a couple of possible causes:
- You have a memory leak. Observing the Task Manager when the backup
process approaches the critical time would reveal this.
- There is a conflict with some third-party program. Disconnect your
network from the Internet, then use msconfig.exe to kill all
non-essential
programs ***and services*** before running the backup process.
Firewalls and virus scanners can do this sort of thing.

.

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