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Thanks:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913360" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913360</a><br />
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fixed it
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Thanks:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913360 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913360]

fixed it

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WIN2003 SP2<br />
SQL 2008<br />
NT BACKUP<br />
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running NT backup fails with above error, trying to simply test with backing up a text file from C: to E:<br />
&quot;vssadmin list writers' gives no output<br />
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tried registering vss dlls and restart server as MS article.<br />
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thanks for any ideas<br />

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WIN2003 SP2
SQL 2008
NT BACKUP

running NT backup fails with above error, trying to simply test with backing up a text file from C: to E:
"vssadmin list writers' gives no output

tried registering vss dlls and restart server as MS article.

thanks for any ideas


Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0xffffffff

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

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Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.