I can not do a backup due to the following error I recieve : 26/02/09 11:24 -- Date: 26/02/09 Time: 11:24 User: Administrator -- Backup Runner started. Launching NTBackup: ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Backup\Small Business Backup Script.bks" /d "SBS Backup created on 26/02/09 at 11:24" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Small Business Server Backup Job" /l:s /f "\\Storage\Backups\Backup Files\Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf" /UM NTBACKUP LOG FILE: C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\backup07.log =====================<BEGIN NTBACKUP LOG FILE>===================== Backup Status Operation: Backup Active backup destination: File Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 2009/02/26 at 11:24 AM" Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. Timeout before function completed Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0xffffffff. Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:ffffffff Aborting Backup. ---------------------- The operation did not successfully complete. ---------------------- =======================<END NTBACKUP LOG FILE>===================== NTBackup finished the backup with errors. For more information about failed backups, see the article on troubleshooting your backup at the following Web page: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Lin... Backup ended at 26 February 2009 11:29 Backup Runner finished. --------------- I have done the following but it still keeps giving me the same error message : net stop vss Then register the following dlls and services from the windows\system32 directory regsvr32 ole32.dll regsvr32 vss_ps.dll Vssvc /Register regsvr32 /i swprv.dll rRegsvr32 /i eventcls.dll regsvr32 es.dll regsvr32 stdprov.dll regsvr32 vssui.dll regsvr32 msxml.dll regsvr32 msxml3.dll regsvr32 msxml4.dll What else can I do to sort this problem out? Regards, Anthony

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Quapo, I have tried all of the steps in the links you provided but I stil get the same error message everytime. When doing vss writers list from cmd I don't get any lists, it is just blank. I don't know what else to do. Regards, Anthony

Let me direct you to another forum where there are experts in VSS, SBS and ntbackup. www.minasi.com