Server 2008 R2 - VSS backup aborting because of ExpandForVerification freezes...
Hello all,I’ve been struggling with one of the many VSS related problems during a backup operation on a 2008 R2 server from a third party software (it doesn't matter which one for the purpose of this)....
View ArticleWarning: This directory partition has not been backed up on Server 2008
Log Name: Directory ServiceSource: Microsoft-Windows-ActiveDirectory_DomainServiceEvent ID: 2089Description:This directory partition has not been backed up since at least the following...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Backup fails using Windows Server Backup Tool
Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Backup fails when tried to take System Image, Bare Metal Recovery backup using Windows Server Backup tool. I am trying to save the backup to a network shared folder. The...
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Windows Server Backup Error: "Volume(s) OS have and unsupported files system...
I am wondering if anyone else has seen the below error message? If so how do I correct it, I don't want to have to purchase a 3rd party backup software package to backup the entire server if...
View ArticleSchedule Backup as administrator error "You must be a member of the local...
Logged in as administrator Going through Administrative Tools -> Windows Server Backup -> Backup Schedule Setting up a new remote backup on a different server (requiring different login...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Backup Not Doing Incremental
I'm running Windows Server 2012, with my "C" drive on a small, 60 GB SSD and a large, 3 TB drive as my "D" drive, with two VMs on "D" (only one VM runs, the other's turned off all the time). In the...
View ArticleAD Backup
Hi,We have four Active Directory VMs in the environment. To schedule AD backup to backup system state etc via Windows Server Backup, it is per AD VM backup, not per domain, is this correct?Thank you
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I want to set the Google Chrome as the default web browser in windows 10?
View ArticleWbadmin.msc on windows server 2012 fails to start in MMC with error...
Hi, Since some time now i have not been able to use the Windows server backup tool anymore.I cant really tell since when this started, but for all i know the windows server backup service worked fine.I...
View ArticleWindows 7 / Server 2008 R2 Bare Metal Restore 0x0000007B Stop Error
Hi, I am tring to restore a Server 2008 R2 Standard Ed (full installation) RTM to a virtual machine, from a full Windows Server Backup image taken of a physical machine (Dell PE 2970). All restores...
View ArticleVSS BackupComplete Handling In case of Application Crash
Hi, In case when the application crashes after creating a volume shadow copy . We might not have the Object to call BackupComplete() and SetBackupSucceeded(). I found that we can use...
View ArticleUpdates Windows without Internet
Hi,My mother has a system of Windows 10. She wanted to update the system without internet. Is it possible? Suggestions are welcomed.
View ArticleThe shadow copy of the backup stored on the backup destination cannot be found
HiSBS 2011.Using Windows backup, when I try to restore some files I get below error on all drives.Unable to browse XXXXX. The shadow copy of the backup stored on the backup destination cannot be...
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"Backup and Restore" "you do not have permission to open this file"
Restored the user's files from a Win 7 computer made with Backup & Restore tool to a new Windows 10 computer using same tool. Attempting to open any yields a "you do not have permission" error....
View ArticleWindows Server Backup - Running Backup on both Hyper-V and Hyper-V VMs at the...
Hi, I have this scenario which I need clarifications. My environment: Hyper-V host running Windows Server backup for my VMs. My VMs have Windows server backup installed in them and running as well. My...
View ArticleDPM 2007 Server 2008 System State Backup System Writer missing
Hello,I am working with a client and we are running into issues backing up the Windows Server 2008 System State. We are running DPM 2007 SP1. We have Windows Server Backup installed on the Server 2008...
View ArticleDocumentation on restarting NPS and IIS Config writers in failed state
We are using DPM 2012 to protect several servers. Periodically (one to two times per week), VSS writers will get in a failed state. Rebooting the server always clears up the issues but it seems to me...
View ArticleSystem Writer missing
I have a backup that is failing to backup the System State on a 2016 server, we have identified that the System Writer is missing by running VSSADMIN LIST WRITERS. We have been through the articles...
View Articlesystem image restore failed 0x80042403
Background:Been tasked with migrating some Hyper-V machines to VMWARE.VMWARE converter dosn't support 2008 R2, however there is a nice guild http://sanbarrow.com/p2v2008r2.html#i2which explains one way...
View Article2012 Windows Server Backup UI (wbadmin.msc) is missing ?
Hi,I have installed the Windows Server Backup feature several times in Windows Server 2012, but the "Windows Server Backup UI" is missing under the "Administrative Tools" and under the...
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