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ntbackup.exe will not open GUI
Name: Thomas Heally Date: June 4, 2002 at 01:09:43 Pacific
Comment:
Hello,
Using W2K Pro SP2. Recently, ntbackup.exe will not launch. Makes no difference whether I run from system tools, command prompt, click on icon in system32 folder, or even attempt launch in Safe Mode; the result is always the same - the process loads (as seen in task manager), but the control (GUI) window does not open on the desktop (so obviously, I cannot interact with the utility). Killing the process in task manager and relaunching results in same dysfunction. The program is where it should be in WINNT/system32. So what the hey!
Apart from the obvious inconvenience of not being able to backup my system,I am very curious as to why a program whose process loads properly will not launch it's GUI.
Can anybody out there point me in the right direction? I have done an extensive web search on this problem to no avail. Is there a registry value that might have been reset by some evil program? Can one uninstall/reinstall ntbackup? I would be extremely grateful for any advice.
Name: Curt R Date: June 4, 2002 at 05:39:52 Pacific
Reply:
That's very odd behaviour! You might try booting to the 2000 CD, starting an install and choosing the Repair option. This might fix your backup problem.
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Summary: Hello, System is W2K SP2. Recently, whenever I launch ntbackup.exe, process loads but control window does not display on desktop. (Therefore, impossible to interact with backup utility.) Killing proce...
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