Re: NT Backup

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From: Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] (mwport_at_no_spam_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:51:49 -0500

It looks like Tapeware installs its own drivers so I suspect you need to
disable these and re-enable the (original) Win2003 drivers to use NTBackup.

Windows Device Drivers May Conflict with TapeWare Device Drivers
http://www.yosemitetech.com/support/search/?ID=27&action=viewRecord 

-- 
Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
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"Hakim" <Hakim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24ED445B-E439-4CE8-8151-9C4F962E9221@microsoft.com...
> We installed SBS on an HP server with a 40/80 NDLR. We know the tape
backup
> works because we can use the Tapeware that came bundled with it. However
> NTbackup and the SBS backup wizzard do not find the tape device (media not
> found message). We already tried adding the patch KB831664 and it did not
> help at all (now we do not even seen the tape device in the wizzard
window.)
>
> The device shows up in the system info and is enabled.
>
> If we use Tapeware we can restore the machine but not the AD.
>
> We would like to us SBS built in software. Any suggestions greatly
> appreciated.

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