Windows Backup Utility

[Guest]

How do I add the Windows Backup Utility component to an image? It is not
visible. I noticed from other messages that the visibility level for this
component is 50 and the lowest setting allowed in TD is 100.

 

[Martin Grossen, eMVP [AVNET Silica]]

Hi

There is no direct (normal visibel) component for the
backup utility. The files are in the repository.
You can create easily your own component for
the files ntbackup.exe and msinfo32xe.

.... and you are right! The existing Windows Backup Utility
component has a visibility of 50. You have to
change the Key "MinVisibility" in your registry to see
them. But, maybe easier to make a component!




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[KM]

Just to add to that..

The "Windows Backup Utility" includes the following files:
ntbackup.chm
ntbackup.exe
ntbackup.hlp
sisbkup.dll

Although it is easy to include the files manually, the components depends on many other components and primitives. It also includes
some registry entries.
So it may still be easier to add the original component to Configuration. However, sometimes it is not easy. Since 100 min
visibility is hardcoded in TD the tool does not allow you to view components with visibility level < 100 easy way. You will
definitely need to tweak the minvisibility value in registry as Martin said but sometimes you will also have to create a filter that
searches by the component name and then you will only be able to see it in the Component browser.

KM

 

[Lucvdv]

How do I add the Windows Backup Utility component to an image? It is not
visible. I noticed from other messages that the visibility level for this
component is 50 and the lowest setting allowed in TD is 100.

Joe, are you still using the RTM version or SP1?

I just checked in the SP2 database, and visibility is 50 for Windows Backup
Utility version 5.1.2600, but it is 1000 for version 5.1.2600.2180, and I
don't remember changing it myself

The component is visible, at Software\System\System Services\Other


If it is invisible, the simplest solution may be a minor modification to
the database: locate the component and change the visibility value there.

If you have access to a full SQL Server, you can connect Enterprise Manager
to the machine where the database is installed and change it there.

The database name is MantisSQLDB. Open a query like this to avoid having
to go through 14000 components, and edit the 'Visibility' column in the
result set:
SELECT * FROM ComponentObjects WHERE (DisplayName LIKE '%backup%')


If you have MS Access, you can do the same through a linked table there.


If you don't have anything with a GUI to change it, this command at a
command prompt should do it too (all in one line):

osql.exe -E -d MantisSQLDB -Q "UPDATE ComponentObjects SET Visibility=1000
WHERE ComponentVIGUID='{A8520DB0-00E2-43BE-8C97-90251D0890CC}'"

 

[Guest]

I've just upgraded to SP2 and noticed the component you mentioned. Thanks!!

 

[Guest]

I got a response from Lucvdv that it's now visible in SP2. There's actually
a second component in the database that's visible.

Thanks for all of your suggestions on creating a component to include the
necessary files. Even though I no longer need to for ntbackup.exe, etc. (I
haven't tested the Windows Backup component with visibility 1000 as yet) the
question I have is, if I still needed to, how do I do this? (create a
component to include the 4 files you mentioned) Is there some documentation
/ hint on how this should be done? I noticed that the issue of creating a
component for msinfo32 was also previously discussed, but I could not find a
reference on how the component to include msinfo32.exe should be built and
that the finished component works.

Thanks again to everyone.

 

[KM]

Joe,

I got a response from Lucvdv that it's now visible in SP2. There's actually
a second component in the database that's visible.

Thanks for all of your suggestions on creating a component to include the
necessary files. Even though I no longer need to for ntbackup.exe, etc. (I
haven't tested the Windows Backup component with visibility 1000 as yet) the
question I have is, if I still needed to, how do I do this? (create a
component to include the 4 files you mentioned) Is there some documentation
/ hint on how this should be done? I noticed that the issue of creating a
component for msinfo32 was also previously discussed, but I could not find a
reference on how the component to include msinfo32.exe should be built and
that the finished component works.

This is exactly what I meat when I said you should be adding the original Windows Backup component to your image because of its
registry entries and dependencies.

Since you've already got the component with enough visibility level to add it through TD in Configuration, do it and resolve its
dependencies - that would be the most appropriate way.

In case you want to stick with SP1, pick up any of the given earlier suggestions to be able to add the component to the
configuration.

KM