Re: Backup error

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From: XnAy_NaZZguL (jlukic_at_xnet.hr)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 12:34:04 +0200

I very very thank you for helping me.

I have like 60gb free on my disk, i dont think its problem in there.
I've runned the services.msc, and look for MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
and Volume Shadow Copy, but they are set to manual.

i really dont know what to do, plz help 

-- 
Filip Lukic
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <ronv@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OR5hjx1hEHA.2848@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> XnAy_NaZZguL wrote:
> > Help !! I cannot create a backup file. I have Win XP Pro. Its working
> > fine 10 seconds, and then when it needs to do with some shadow copy
> > it failes. Here is a backup status:
> >
> > Backup Status
> > Operation: Backup
> > Active backup destination: File
> > Media name: "Backup_68.bkf created 21.8.2004 at 4:45"
> >
> >
> > Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:80042301
> > Aborting Backup.
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > The operation did not successfully complete.
> >
> >
> > Please Help, thx in advance
>
> When you select to back up the optional System State using NTBackup,
system
> files that are in use cannot be backed up. XP uses the Volume Shadow Copy
> service to create a snapshot of these files and NTBackup can then copy the
> files in the snapshot as part of the backup.
>
> If your system is using the FAT32 file system, NTBackup should give an
error
> and then revert to legacy mode and continue with the backup, skipping the
> busy files.
>
> If your system is using the NTFS file system, you must have a minimum of
> 100MB free disk space for the Volume Shadow Copy service to function
> properly. If there is not enough space, the backup will fail.
>
> Go to Start / Run and type   services.msc   and press OK. Scroll down the
> list of services and check the status of these 2 services.
>
> MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
> Volume Shadow Copy
>
> Double click each of these services and make sure the Start Up Type is set
> to manual.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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>
>

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