XP / NTbackup / VSS

Hi

I'd really appreciate some input from the group.

I'm using NTbackup under WinXT Pro to backup up files to an 'archive' disks.
All disks are NTFS.

Every backup begins with this error:

> Backup Status
> Operation: Backup
> Active backup destination: File
> Media name: "xyz.bkf created 09-Oct-03 at 16:04"
>
> Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:Catastrophic
failure

>
> Reverting to non-shadow copy backup mode.

VSSAdmin yields the following:

> C:\>vssadmin list shadows
> vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
tool
> (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> No shadow copies present in the system.
>
> C:\>vssadmin list writers
> vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
tool
> (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> Error: 0x8000ffff
>
> C:\>vssadmin list providers
> vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
tool
> (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> Provider name: 'MS Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
> Provider type: System
> Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
> Version: 1.0.0.7

Under Services, both the MS Shadow Copy Provider and the Volume Shadow Copy
are in status 'started' with a startup Type of 'manual'.

Any thoughts or pointers on where to go next to get the volume shadow copy
to work would be appreciated.

Cheers

Den

Hi Den,

Questions:
- Are there any VSS/COM+ errors in the Application Event Log?
- Also, does this problem reproduce each time you run NTBackup?

Thanks, Adi

P.S. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.


"Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message news:<%mEhb.2045$843.609@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> Hi
>
> I'd really appreciate some input from the group.
>
> I'm using NTbackup under WinXT Pro to backup up files to an 'archive' disks.
> All disks are NTFS.
>
> Every backup begins with this error:
>
> > Backup Status
> > Operation: Backup
> > Active backup destination: File
> > Media name: "xyz.bkf created 09-Oct-03 at 16:04"
> >
> > Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:Catastrophic
> failure
>
> >
> > Reverting to non-shadow copy backup mode.
>
> VSSAdmin yields the following:
>
> > C:\>vssadmin list shadows
> > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
> tool
> > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> >
> > No shadow copies present in the system.
> >
> > C:\>vssadmin list writers
> > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
> tool
> > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> >
> > Error: 0x8000ffff
> >
> > C:\>vssadmin list providers
> > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
> tool
> > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> >
> > Provider name: 'MS Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
> > Provider type: System
> > Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
> > Version: 1.0.0.7
>
> Under Services, both the MS Shadow Copy Provider and the Volume Shadow Copy
> are in status 'started' with a startup Type of 'manual'.
>
> Any thoughts or pointers on where to go next to get the volume shadow copy
> to work would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Den

Hi Adi

Yes! A VSS error ... as follows.

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine
CoCreateInstance. hr = 0x80040154.

0000: 58455542 00434c4d 00333133 00000000
0010: 58455542 00434c4d 00383033 00000000

I'm out of my depth ... any advice!

Cheers

Den


:
"Adi Oltean [MSFT]" <aoltean@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:151ad89d.0310120137.389f7a86@posting.google.com...
> Hi Den,
>
> Questions:
> - Are there any VSS/COM+ errors in the Application Event Log?
> - Also, does this problem reproduce each time you run NTBackup?
>
> Thanks, Adi
>
> P.S. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
>
> "Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message
news:<%mEhb.2045$843.609@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> > Hi
> >
> > I'd really appreciate some input from the group.
> >
> > I'm using NTbackup under WinXT Pro to backup up files to an 'archive'
disks.
> > All disks are NTFS.
> >
> > Every backup begins with this error:
> >
> > > Backup Status
> > > Operation: Backup
> > > Active backup destination: File
> > > Media name: "xyz.bkf created 09-Oct-03 at 16:04"
> > >
> > > Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:Catastrophic
> > failure
> >
> > >
> > > Reverting to non-shadow copy backup mode.
> >
> > VSSAdmin yields the following:
> >
> > > C:\>vssadmin list shadows
> > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
command-line
> > tool
> > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > >
> > > No shadow copies present in the system.
> > >
> > > C:\>vssadmin list writers
> > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
command-line
> > tool
> > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > >
> > > Error: 0x8000ffff
> > >
> > > C:\>vssadmin list providers
> > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
command-line
> > tool
> > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > >
> > > Provider name: 'MS Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
> > > Provider type: System
> > > Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
> > > Version: 1.0.0.7
> >
> > Under Services, both the MS Shadow Copy Provider and the Volume Shadow
Copy
> > are in status 'started' with a startup Type of 'manual'.
> >
> > Any thoughts or pointers on where to go next to get the volume shadow
copy
> > to work would be appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Den

Unfortunately, the 80040154 error means that COM+ was not installed
succesfully during Windows XP Setup.

The only workaround I know is to repair your windows installation.
Please see this link for more details.
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;823772

Thanks, Adi


P.S. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.


"Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message news:<XTlib.8585$843.880@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> Hi Adi
>
> Yes! A VSS error ... as follows.
>
> Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine
> CoCreateInstance. hr = 0x80040154.
>
> 0000: 58455542 00434c4d 00333133 00000000
> 0010: 58455542 00434c4d 00383033 00000000
>
> I'm out of my depth ... any advice!
>
> Cheers
>
> Den
>
>
> :
> "Adi Oltean [MSFT]" <aoltean@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:151ad89d.0310120137.389f7a86@posting.google.com...
> > Hi Den,
> >
> > Questions:
> > - Are there any VSS/COM+ errors in the Application Event Log?
> > - Also, does this problem reproduce each time you run NTBackup?
> >
> > Thanks, Adi
> >
> > P.S. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> > no rights.
> >
> >
> > "Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message
> news:<%mEhb.2045$843.609@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'd really appreciate some input from the group.
> > >
> > > I'm using NTbackup under WinXT Pro to backup up files to an 'archive'
> disks.
> > > All disks are NTFS.
> > >
> > > Every backup begins with this error:
> > >
> > > > Backup Status
> > > > Operation: Backup
> > > > Active backup destination: File
> > > > Media name: "xyz.bkf created 09-Oct-03 at 16:04"
> > > >
> > > > Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:Catastrophic
> > > failure
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Reverting to non-shadow copy backup mode.
> > >
> > > VSSAdmin yields the following:
> > >
> > > > C:\>vssadmin list shadows
> > > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
> command-line
> > > tool
> > > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > > >
> > > > No shadow copies present in the system.
> > > >
> > > > C:\>vssadmin list writers
> > > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
> command-line
> > > tool
> > > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > > >
> > > > Error: 0x8000ffff
> > > >
> > > > C:\>vssadmin list providers
> > > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
> command-line
> > > tool
> > > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > > >
> > > > Provider name: 'MS Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
> > > > Provider type: System
> > > > Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
> > > > Version: 1.0.0.7
> > >
> > > Under Services, both the MS Shadow Copy Provider and the Volume Shadow
> Copy
> > > are in status 'started' with a startup Type of 'manual'.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts or pointers on where to go next to get the volume shadow
> copy
> > > to work would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Den

Thanks for this Adi ... I'll try this.

Cheers

D

"Adi Oltean [MSFT]" <aoltean@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:151ad89d.0310130649.5854de3a@posting.google.com...
> Unfortunately, the 80040154 error means that COM+ was not installed
> succesfully during Windows XP Setup.
>
> The only workaround I know is to repair your windows installation.
> Please see this link for more details.
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;823772
>
> Thanks, Adi
>
>
> P.S. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
>
> "Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message
news:<XTlib.8585$843.880@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> > Hi Adi
> >
> > Yes! A VSS error ... as follows.
> >
> > Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine
> > CoCreateInstance. hr = 0x80040154.
> >
> > 0000: 58455542 00434c4d 00333133 00000000
> > 0010: 58455542 00434c4d 00383033 00000000
> >
> > I'm out of my depth ... any advice!
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Den
> >
> >
> > :
> > "Adi Oltean [MSFT]" <aoltean@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:151ad89d.0310120137.389f7a86@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi Den,
> > >
> > > Questions:
> > > - Are there any VSS/COM+ errors in the Application Event Log?
> > > - Also, does this problem reproduce each time you run NTBackup?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Adi
> > >
> > > P.S. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> > > no rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message
> > news:<%mEhb.2045$843.609@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I'd really appreciate some input from the group.
> > > >
> > > > I'm using NTbackup under WinXT Pro to backup up files to an
'archive'
> > disks.
> > > > All disks are NTFS.
> > > >
> > > > Every backup begins with this error:
> > > >
> > > > > Backup Status
> > > > > Operation: Backup
> > > > > Active backup destination: File
> > > > > Media name: "xyz.bkf created 09-Oct-03 at 16:04"
> > > > >
> > > > > Error returned while creating the volume shadow
copy:Catastrophic
> > > > failure
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Reverting to non-shadow copy backup mode.
> > > >
> > > > VSSAdmin yields the following:
> > > >
> > > > > C:\>vssadmin list shadows
> > > > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
> > command-line
> > > > tool
> > > > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > > > >
> > > > > No shadow copies present in the system.
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\>vssadmin list writers
> > > > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
> > command-line
> > > > tool
> > > > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > > > >
> > > > > Error: 0x8000ffff
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\>vssadmin list providers
> > > > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative
> > command-line
> > > > tool
> > > > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
> > > > >
> > > > > Provider name: 'MS Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
> > > > > Provider type: System
> > > > > Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
> > > > > Version: 1.0.0.7
> > > >
> > > > Under Services, both the MS Shadow Copy Provider and the Volume
Shadow
> > Copy
> > > > are in status 'started' with a startup Type of 'manual'.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts or pointers on where to go next to get the volume
shadow
> > copy
> > > > to work would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Den