Windows VISTA 64 bit with Service Pack 2 can't copy/update any snapshots using FDISR

Hi! anyone here who experienced using FDISR on vista 64bit with service pack 2 installed. Mine can't copy/update any snapshots after the install of SP2, the VSS always stops for some reason unknown to me. Im using the latest FDISR version. Hope somebody can help me in this problem. tnx!

 

Hi,

Had that error when trying to create a snapshot running 64 bit Vista.


Daniel

 

Hi

No problems using VSS on Vista x64 SP2. Problem must be related to your system configuration. Some third party product could interfere. Check your fd-isr logs for possible error messages.

Regards

 

Check also the event viewer. It might reveal something you can hang on.

 

Hi!

The logs doesn't really say anything except for the error that states that "The copy engine unexpectedly terminated". Im using NOD 32 ver. 3 for my antivirus.
Im wondering what 3rd party conflict could be the reason.

 

If you are an advanced user you may give Process Monitor a try. This tool monitors and logs all file and registry actions by processes in real time.
Perhaps you find some suspicious action or error in the log.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

 

Here are the relevant processes involved during a copy on my system. Good luck.

 

Tnx! il give this one a try and will give you update on the running processes while updating a snapshot.

 

i tried process monitor and it seems that everything works normally. Maybe its my system config who is messing up with FDISR. I hope leapfrog can find a way to fix this. That error is really strange everything works fine under SP1 but when i upgraded to SP2 FDISR doesn't work properly. BTW im using VISTA 64 bit Ultimate edition.

 

My OS is Vista x64 Home Premium for the sake of completeness.

 

Tnx very much for the big help il try to configure my PC

 

Hi! are you still using FDISR on VISTA?

 

I already did that...but still it doesn't work maybe its a bug of FDISR under SP2.

 

yes maybe its the SP2 itself... I dont know if it's in my PC config or some 3rd party app.

 

Got some more thoughts:

1. call chkdsk /f/r to check for harddisk errors.



2. call vssdmin.exe with these parameters from the console.
vssadmin list providers >> c:\result.txt
vssadmin list writers >> c:\result.txt
vssadmin list shadows >> c:\result.txt

Watch for errors particularly after vssadmin list writers in the txt file. Show us your output.

 

3. Make sure DCOM Server Process Launcher Service is running

http://itsvista.com/2007/04/dcom-server-process-launcher/



4. Run the System File Checker

1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.

2. Click Continue or supply Administrator credentials if prompted.

3. In the Command Prompt window type the following, and press Enter:

sfc /scannow

This command tries to repair a corrupted OS.

 

Hi how will I do this? Im sorry im not really an advance PC user

 

1. call chkdsk /f/r to check for harddisk errors.

I believe this is how you do the above: do in this order(all left clicks unless mentioned)
start menu> computer>right click on C drive>properties>tools tab>under error-checking click check now> make sure both boxes are checked> start>schedule disk check>exit out of everything and reboot your computer. It will do the dskchk on reboot and it does take while so don't do it when you want be on your computer.

I have no idea how to do the second option you were given. I'm not an advanced user either but I have done the dskchk thing several times.

 

Below is my output from a virtual machine. You should do the same. By using the ">>" shift signs you redirect the output from the screen to a file.

 

well the vssadmin writer states that it has no error and it is stable
ummm.. what has gone wrong with my PC

 

I hope this is what you are looking for..I just figured it out

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {d4f9b405-1179-4aff-ad4e-764fd91ec5d1}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {3026f948-6f77-43ec-8793-009e2a5a1fdb}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'MSSearch Service Writer'
Writer Id: {cd3f2362-8bef-46c7-9181-d62844cdc0b2}
Writer Instance Id: {ea9bb067-5187-4905-aff4-52db78fc652f}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {8fa57a52-6ae1-4565-82cd-ea2a27a74350}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {c543b262-b155-4509-9b7a-0fbe839e669a}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {04f0a939-aa48-4230-b3d1-f37af303826e}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {a63ead68-8915-4a72-89ab-bd6f69f3af3f}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
Writer Instance Id: {4b807aab-209a-4540-9d9d-39c675cc0ca3}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {d4f9b405-1179-4aff-ad4e-764fd91ec5d1}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {3026f948-6f77-43ec-8793-009e2a5a1fdb}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'MSSearch Service Writer'
Writer Id: {cd3f2362-8bef-46c7-9181-d62844cdc0b2}
Writer Instance Id: {ea9bb067-5187-4905-aff4-52db78fc652f}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {8fa57a52-6ae1-4565-82cd-ea2a27a74350}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {c543b262-b155-4509-9b7a-0fbe839e669a}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {04f0a939-aa48-4230-b3d1-f37af303826e}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {a63ead68-8915-4a72-89ab-bd6f69f3af3f}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
Writer Instance Id: {4b807aab-209a-4540-9d9d-39c675cc0ca3}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Contents of shadow copy set ID: {fcb56d36-c571-42ba-9996-4eda5e3933ea}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 5/31/2009 8:15:20 AM
Shadow Copy ID: {d915325b-f7bd-4e5c-a6da-9235b46103ac}
Original Volume: (C\\?\Volume{8d770607-418d-11dd-b1e3-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
Originating Machine: Rards-PC
Service Machine: Rards-PC
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessibleWriters
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, Differential, Auto recovered

Contents of shadow copy set ID: {15ded994-e05a-4597-b548-1ec2f67110c6}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 6/2/2009 7:59:30 AM
Shadow Copy ID: {8fd6e3c6-c2f8-42b3-86cf-7f43342fe046}
Original Volume: (C\\?\Volume{8d770607-418d-11dd-b1e3-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy3
Originating Machine: Rards-PC
Service Machine: Rards-PC
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessibleWriters
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, Differential, Auto recovered

Contents of shadow copy set ID: {2e80f54c-3784-489e-b352-6d3b6748fe62}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 6/4/2009 11:07:03 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {a1a5bf27-2e0b-480a-ad47-9b5bb603bad6}
Original Volume: (C\\?\Volume{8d770607-418d-11dd-b1e3-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy4
Originating Machine: Rards-PC
Service Machine: Rards-PC
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessibleWriters
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, Differential, Auto recovered

Contents of shadow copy set ID: {fb72fab6-7537-4588-86ca-ae49fb501323}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 6/5/2009 9:30:17 AM
Shadow Copy ID: {5571185f-f532-4938-80c6-49edbba7e5ea}
Original Volume: (C\\?\Volume{8d770607-418d-11dd-b1e3-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy5
Originating Machine: Rards-PC
Service Machine: Rards-PC
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessibleWriters
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, Differential, Auto recovered

Contents of shadow copy set ID: {a7b590ce-eac6-4f11-ac61-19b76fe54871}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 5/26/2009 9:28:20 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {5c7deb60-026c-4bcf-9127-e98c92fcb4ec}
Original Volume: (F\\?\Volume{3460bddf-3888-11de-8377-001fc6012148}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy7
Originating Machine: Rards-PC
Service Machine: Rards-PC
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers, Differential

Contents of shadow copy set ID: {91335613-854d-4c86-8fb0-abc5872fd72e}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 5/4/2009 10:55:52 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {cf20203b-a804-493f-9c57-82e7ffd86ea6}
Original Volume: (G\\?\Volume{3460bdfb-3888-11de-8377-001fc6012148}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy12
Originating Machine: Rards-PC
Service Machine: Rards-PC
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: DataVolumeRollback
Attributes: Persistent, No auto release, No writers, Differential

 

You seem to have a lot of system restore points according to the list of shadows. I suggest getting rid of them, by disabling System restore in Vista, and rebooting the system. Then do a "vssadmin list shadows" again to make sure all shadows are gone.

I Have found a helpful article regarding VSS and restore point handling:

http://www.computerperformance.co.u..._Investigate_Volume_Shadow_Copy_with_vssadmin

On my OS, system restore is always turned off.

Finally try a copy/update operation in FD-ISR.