I back up my Windows 7 religiously every 3 months using Windows Backup and keep the hard drive at another location (in case of fire at home). This time everything went wrong:

1. The first backup attempt failed. Not enough space on hard drive, supposedly.
2. I deleted previous backups from the 1 TB hard drive and started a new complete Windows backup.
3. That backup also failed (after several hours) but did not give a reason. I checked the "details" but there were really no details at all.
4. I figure a reboot might help, so I reboot my Windows 7 system (which I do every day).
5. The mouse did not work, so I rebooted again. (This happened approx. every 5th time I rebooted that drive.)
6. But this time the boot manager was not found. ?! Tried again multiple times - no luck. Hard drive is now completely dead. So now I have no hard drive AND NO BACKUP.
7. Husband (IT professional) tries everything to access the hard drive. No choice but to RMA, he says. He gets me a new hard drive and installs a new Windows 7 system similar to my old one.
8. So we connected the external hard drive just to see what's on it. Content:
   • A MyName-PC"file" from the day I tried making this last backup.
   • WindowsImageBackup folder from Jan. 2012
   • MediaID.bin from Jan. 2012
9. So I double-click MyName-PC and get the Windows Backup dialog that asks, "Do you want to restore files from this backup?" Heck yes! I clickRestore files. But I get an error message: "The backup application could not start due to an internal error: (0xC0003005)." No further information.
10. So I drill down into WindowsImageBackupand there are 10 XML files in there with long names, plus a huge VHD file and BackupSpecs.xml.

Please, any advice what to do? I am very concerned about this. Above all my family's photos from 15 years seem to be lost, which is unacceptable.

Questions (answer any or all, please!):

1. Is there likely to be any way to restore (or get files off of) the hard drive that appears to be completely dead?
2. Can I do anything with the files (described above) on the external hard drive? Even though the backup failed (according to the error message from the dying hard drive), it did run for several hours. I apparently can't get Windows Backup to restore them, but is there any other way?
3. There were previous backups on the external hard drive. I deleted those right before starting the new backup. The hard drive properties say that 351 GB is used out of 1 TB. Is it possible that some of those photos can be restored even though they were deleted?
4. Any other advice? What's my next step? (I have to get those pictures back one way or another...)

Would really appreciate any help. Thank you.

The backup operation that started at <var>time</var> has failed with following error code ’2155347997′ (The operation ended before completion.). Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.

Tried this hotfix it says it is not applicable to my computer  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2182466/en-us

My server 2012 consistently failing to do a backup to a network share located on my NAS. this is my first time trying to backup a server on a NAS. 

I have a ReadyNAS 312 setup with Active Directory to read permission from domain users and give the users access to it. I can manually create folders and move files across but when it comes to backing a windows server to the NAS network share it fails.

I believe it's to do with either the permission or the credential details. I have tried using both domain administrator accounts and the nas default admin account when scheduling a backup.

The error message doesn't say much, it just fails basically. I'm trying to see if i can get further details on event viewer but can't really find it.

Any help on to this matter will be much appreciated.

Thank you 

• How to merge partitions in Windows Server 2008 quickly and effectively?

I am trying to setup Windows Server Backups in Server 2012R2

 My script didn't work, so started troubleshooting from the very bottom. My backup target is a DLink NAS drive with shared folder (full anonymous access and also tried setting up a dedicated user) Source to back up is a small folder on drive C From Server Backup manager -> Backup Once, add my folder to items to backup, point to \10.1.1.49\Volumes_1 Click backup, goes trough initial motion and the fails with error: "The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file"

I have been having this problem for quite some time. Done a lot of googling and trying recommended fixes and still nothing. I've recreated the backup itself, checked registry keys, ran check disk on all disks involved in the backup and re-created the VHD that the backup uses.

The server is running Windows Server (R) 2008 Enterprise (x86)

The VHD is from a datastore on our vmware host.

The event log details are as follows:

- System

  - Provider

   [ Name]  Microsoft-Windows-Backup
   [ Guid]  {1db28f2e-8f80-4027-8c5a-a11f7f10f62d}
 
   EventID 5
 
   Version 0
 
   Level 2
 
   Task 0
 
   Opcode 0
 
   Keywords 0x4000000000000000
 
  - TimeCreated

   [ SystemTime]  2014-05-02T03:11:43.480Z
 
   EventRecordID 5325
 
   Correlation
 
  - Execution

   [ ProcessID]  14776
   [ ThreadID]  20500
 
   Channel Microsoft-Windows-Backup
 
   Computer neptune.leonsos.local
 
  - Security

   [ UserID]  S-1-5-18
 

- EventData

  BackupTemplateID {B35981E0-C4DE-4D7F-8478-818F80851D49}
  HRESULT 2147942402
  BackupState 12
  BackupTarget neptune 2014_04_23 23:32 DISK_01
  NumOfVolumes 1
  BackupTime 2014-05-02T01:00:08.146Z
  HRESULT 2147942402
  VolumesInfo <VolumeInfo><VolumeInfoItem Name="C:" OriginalAccessPath="C:" State="12" HResult="-2147024894" DetailedHResult="0" PreviousState="9" DataTransferred="12531990528" NumUnreadableBytes="0" TotalSize="60754821120" Flags="2" SSBTotalNoOfFiles="0" SSBTotalSizeOnDisk="0" SSBVhdSize="0"/></VolumeInfo>
  DetailedHRESULT 0
  SourceSnapStartTime 2014-05-02T01:00:08.131Z
  SourceSnapEndTime 2014-05-02T01:00:25.028Z
  PrepareBackupStartTime <TimesList><Time Time="2014-05-02T01:00:27.399Z" /></TimesList>
  PrepareBackupEndTime <TimesList><Time Time="2014-05-02T01:00:28.866Z" /></TimesList>
  BackupWriteStartTime <TimesList><Time Time="2014-05-02T01:00:28.866Z" /></TimesList>
  BackupWriteEndTime <TimesList><Time Time="2014-05-02T03:11:42.341Z" /></TimesList>
  TargetSnapStartTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  TargetSnapEndTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  DVDFormatStartTime <TimesList></TimesList>
  DVDFormatEndTime <TimesList></TimesList>
  MediaVerifyStartTime <TimesList></TimesList>
  MediaVerifyEndTime <TimesList></TimesList>
  BackupPreviousState 9
  ComponentStatus <ComponentStatus></ComponentStatus>
  SSBEnumerateStartTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  SSBEnumerateEndTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  SSBVhdCreationStartTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  SSBVhdCreationEndTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  SSBBackupStartTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  SSBBackupEndTime 1601-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
  SystemStateBackup false

Hi,

I have some problem with a brand new 2012R2 standard server.

we were able to backup the server from the beginning without problems with the built-in windows backup application.

After installing Solarwinds and SQL server on it, now we have this error in the event logs if we try to backup system state:

The operation ended before completion. Detailed error: The system writer is not found in the backup.

If I check the VSSAdmin list writers, system writer is missing.

We also have this error in the event logs :

I did not find anything on the AddWin32ServiceFiles: EnumServicesStatusEx API... and the problem for the system writer seems to start from this error.

Anyone have an idea ?

thanks

Benoit

I am getting a error of "The system cannot find the path specified when I try to run windows server backup utility on windows 2008 standard

I have done a upgrade on one of my poweredge 2900 server from windows server 2008 standard to R2 Enterprise. Now I would like to push a backup from the 2008 standar to the enterprise and on the 2008 standard i am getting the error The system cannot find the path specified  when I run the backup utility. Please Help 

I am trying to find the most current documentation for the wbadmin command, a web search brings me to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754015.aspx however I do not believe that is complete.

For instance, when recovering a file you need to select an Item Type which according to the link above has to be Volume, App or File, however from digging around other places on the web I see that a type of HyperV is also supported and there seem to be additional options that go along with recovering virtual machines.

If I type wbadmin start recovery -? it does seem to show me those options but I am wondering if Microsoft has this information posted on a website someplace where it would be a bit easier to read through.

Thanks in advance.

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster that has a service that is installed on shared storage.  On the passive node, the system state backups are failing because the path to the service executable does not exist.    KB980794 existed for Server 2008, which contained a hotfix and a registry key that could be added to exclude the paths to binaries that should not be included in the system state backup. 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemWriter\ExcludedBinaryPaths

Is there a similar method of excluding these paths in Windows Server 2012 that will allow the VSS snapshot to execute successfully?

Hi All

I know this is something Dell should propably help with but maybe someone here can put me in the right direction

We are running backups on our Virtual environment using veeam and we are receiving the following error:

2014-05-09 08:38:47 AM :: Unable to create snapshot (Dell EqualLogic VSS HW Provider) (mode: Hyper-V child partition snapshot). Details: Failed to check whether provider '{d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}' supports shadow copies on the volume '\\?\Volume{9f681eb3-0d63-45eb-85aa-e19f3cf61933}\'.

The shadow copy provider had an unexpected error while trying to process the specified operation.

--tr:Failed to add volumes to the snapshot set.

--tr:Failed to perform pre-backup tasks.

Looking at the host that the VM runs on I get the following  two errors:

Log Name:      Application

Source:        VSS

Date:          2014-05-09 08:38:49 AM

Event ID:      13

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      INTDCHOST06.integr8it.local

Description:

Volume Shadow Copy Service information: The COM Server with CLSID {5ea28b12-3213-4bee-8cdd-b6f935260aba} and name HWPRV cannot be started. [0x80070424, The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

]

Operation:

   Creating instance of hardware provider

   Obtain a callable interface for this provider

   Check If Volume Is Supported by Provider

Context:

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Class ID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

   Snapshot Context: 4194304

   Execution Context: Coordinator

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Volume Name: 

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="VSS" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">13</EventID>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-05-09T06:38:49.000000000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>5536</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>INTDCHOST06.integr8it.local</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>{5ea28b12-3213-4bee-8cdd-b6f935260aba}</Data>

    <Data>HWPRV</Data>

    <Data>0x80070424, The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

</Data>

    <Data>

Operation:

   Creating instance of hardware provider

   Obtain a callable interface for this provider

   Check If Volume Is Supported by Provider

Context:

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Class ID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

   Snapshot Context: 4194304

   Execution Context: Coordinator

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Volume Name: >

    <Binary>2D20436F64653A20434F52485750574330303030303335372D2043616C6C3A20434F52485750574330303030303238312D205049443A202030303030313830342D205449443A202030303030383132342D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C76737376632E6578652020202D20557365723A204E616D653A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D2C205349443A532D312D352D313820</Binary>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Log Name:      Application

Source:        VSS

Date:          2014-05-09 08:38:49 AM

Event ID:      12292

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      INTDCHOST06.integr8it.local

Description:

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error creating the Shadow Copy Provider COM class with CLSID {5ea28b12-3213-4bee-8cdd-b6f935260aba} [0x80070424, The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

].

Operation:

   Creating instance of hardware provider

   Obtain a callable interface for this provider

   Check If Volume Is Supported by Provider

Context:

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Class ID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

   Snapshot Context: 4194304

   Execution Context: Coordinator

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Volume Name: 

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="VSS" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">12292</EventID>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-05-09T06:38:49.000000000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>5537</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>INTDCHOST06.integr8it.local</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>{5ea28b12-3213-4bee-8cdd-b6f935260aba}</Data>

    <Data>0x80070424, The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

</Data>

    <Data>

Operation:

   Creating instance of hardware provider

   Obtain a callable interface for this provider

   Check If Volume Is Supported by Provider

Context:

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Class ID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

   Snapshot Context: 4194304

   Execution Context: Coordinator

   Provider ID: {d4689bdf-7b60-4f6e-9afb-2d13c01b12ea}

   Volume Name: >

    <Binary>2D20436F64653A20434F52485750574330303030303336352D2043616C6C3A20434F52485750574330303030303238312D205049443A202030303030313830342D205449443A202030303030383132342D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C76737376632E6578652020202D20557365723A204E616D653A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D2C205349443A532D312D352D313820</Binary>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Any ideas as to where I can look to sort this out?

@echo off







rem script using WBADMIN.EXE on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Server















rem backup share UNC







set backupshare=\\servername\vol















rem files and folders to include







set include=E:\FolderIAmBackingUp















rem define date time variables for building the folder name







set m=%date:~4,2%







set d=%date:~7,2%







set y=%date:~10,4%







set h=%time:~0,2%







set min=%time:~3,2%







set sec=%time:~6,2%















set newfolder=%backupshare%\%computername%\%m%%d%%y%_%h%%min%%sec%







echo Creating %newfolder%















mkdir %newfolder%















rem run the backup







echo Backing up %include% to %newfolder%







wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:%newfolder% -include:%include% -quiet















rem Clear variables







set backupshare=







set include=







set m=







set d=







set y=







set h=







set min=







set sec=








set newfolder=

Retrieving volume information...







This will back up volume AIC_JBOD_VOL_0(E:) (Selected Files) to \\backupserver\volume\ServerToBeBackedUp\01142010_115022.







The backup operation to \\Backupservername\volume\ServerToBeBackedUp\01142010_115022 is starting.







Creating a shadow copy of the volumes specified for backup...







Creating a shadow copy of the volumes specified for backup...







Please wait while files to backup for volume AIC_JBOD_VOL_0(E:) are identified.







This might take several minutes.







Found (0) files.







File identification is complete.







The backup of volume AIC_JBOD_VOL_0(E:) to \\Backupservername\volume\ServerToBeBackedUp\01142010_115022 is starting...







The backup of volume AIC_JBOD_VOL_0(E:) could not be completed. Error: The version does not support this version of the file format.







The backup operation stopped before completing.







Summary of the backup operation:







------------------















The backup operation stopped before completing.







Log of files successfully backed up:







C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup-14-01-2010_11-50-33.log















Log of files for which backup failed:







C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup_Error-14-01-2010_11-50-33.log















None of the source volumes were backed up.

Hey everyone,

I have a question, so our server is backing up all client computers to a "file history backups" folder on the servers hardrive.

For one of the users I cannot figure out where data, in a folder, is coming from.

The file structure is as follows:

D:\File History Backups\UserName\Computer\UserName@Domain.local\Computer\Data\$OF

I'm not sure what the $OF is referring to and where the data is coming from. Its filled with data but I'm not sure from where on the client computer.

Each folder has data in it.

Can you please explain what is going on.

Hi, my system is windows 2008 R2, I'm trying to find, but still cannot success the soltuin. Please help.

A fatal error occurred during a windows server backup snap-in (Wbadmin.msc) operation.

Error detail:

The windows server backup service has stopped.

Close Wbadmin.msc and then restart it.

Hi All,

Can someone help me with this error i am trying to restore a systemstate backup on top of a server that i recently restore from a full backup of the same server i am trying to restore using systemstate.



Thanks,

We are going to upgrade or server to Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

Today we are using Symantec Backup Exec.

Will the built in backup in WS be enough?

We will be using MS SQL Server and it's crucial that that data will be backed up properly.