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303079 - How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes
The NTFS file system supports many volume and file-level features that may lead to what appears to be lost or misreported free disk space. This behavior may be apparent when an NTFS volume suddenly becomes very full for no reason, and yet an...
302894 - HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
The Backup utility is not included in the default installation of Windows XP Home Edition. The Backup icon is not present on the Start menu in Windows XP Home Edition, nor is Backup listed in Add Remove Programs for Windows XP Home edition. This...
302700 - An Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Use the Automated System Recovery Wizard
The Automated System Recovery (ASR) feature enables users to create a set of floppy disks that can be used to automate the process of recovering a failed system. When you attempt to use the ASR Wizard on Windows XP Home Edition, you may receive the...
300439 - How to Use Command Line Parameters With the "Ntbackup" Command
You can perform backup operations from the command prompt or from a batch file by using the ntbackup command followed by various parameters. Syntax ntbackup backup [systemstate] "bks file name" /j {"job name"} [/p {"pool name"}] [/g {"guid name"}] [/t...
300135 - HOW TO: Use the Backup Wizard for Backup Jobs in Windows 2000
This step-by-step article describes how to configure Microsoft Windows Backup to run automatically at a scheduled time. NOTE : Only the basic backup operations are covered in this article. For information about more advanced topics, such as tape...
299873 - HOW TO: Remove Remote Installation Services and Single Instance Storage
This article describes how to remove Remote Installation Services (RIS) and Single Instance Storage (SIS). This article also describes how to back up and restore data in its native format from a SIS volume to a non-SIS volume. Remove RIS and SIS...
298602 - COM Object Registration in the Registry Causes COM Problems in Small Business Server 2000
After you restore a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer from a backup set by using Ntbackup.exe (the Backup tool that is included with Windows 2000), components that rely on COM objects may not work.
297268 - Data Fragmentation Occurs When You Use Ntbackup.exe to Restore Data to a Clean Volume
After you restore data from a tape to a clean NTFS file system volume, many of the restored files may be fragmented on the disk.
296841 - Ntbackup Is Not Successful and Event 904 Error 0xC7FE1F42 Is Logged
If you attempt to restore an information store on a server that is running Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003, the following errors are logged in Event Viewer: Event Type: Error Event Source: ESE BACKUP Event Category: Callback Event ID: 904...
295159 - Scheduled Backups May Hang After Mounting Tape
When Windows 2000 Backup (Ntbackup.exe) is scheduled to run at a later time and you choose to overwrite the existing tape media by using the /um switch, the backup never completes. When you look at Scheduled Tasks, the jobs status reports it is still...
291562 - The Windows 2000 Ntbackup Program May Stop Responding
If you enable detailed logging, the Ntbackup program may stop responding during a backup operation. The Windows NT backup graphical user interface (GUI) seems to display a file in the process of being backed up, however, Task Manager displays...
290998 - Computer Crashes When You Try to Restore Microsoft Information Store in Windows 2000
When you try to restore Microsoft Information Store on a computer that runs Windows 2000 Server, the Key Management service and the Site Replication service cause the computer to stop responding (crash).
289642 - Windows 2000 RSM Does Not Correctly Identify OnStream ADR Tape Cartridges
If you try to use NTBackup with an OnStream ADR device, the tape cartridges may not be correctly identified. For example, "MiniQIC", "Travan," or "MP_8mm," may be identified as some other cartridge.
289261 - Backup Takes Much Longer When PAE Is Enabled
When you finish a backup while you are using Ntbackup.exe, if you start the computer with the PAE switch enabled, the backup may take longer than expected to complete (up to or longer than 10 times longer than expected). If you start the computer...
286422 - How to Back Up and Restore a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
The Backup tool (NTBackup.exe) has been enhanced in Windows Server 2003. This article describes how to use the Backup tool in Windows Server 2003 to perform seamless backup and restore operations of the local cluster database. You can use the Backup...
283592 - No Error Message Appears to Explain Why NTBackup Does Not Start from the Command Line
When you try to start the NTBackup utility from the command line, NTBackup may not start, and no error message appears. Event Viewer logs Event 8017 and cites NTBackup as the source.
283547 - Cannot Find Windows NTBackup Folder and Catalog Files in Windows XP
When you attempt to manually browse to the Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\Catalogs folder, you do not find the NTBackup folder and its catalog files.
283290 - Backing Up a WINS Database on a Windows 2000 Cluster
When you configure the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) to run as a resource on a Windows 2000-based server that is running the Microsoft Cluster service, the typical procedures for backing up the WINS database are not available. The Back Up...
281413 - How to Back Up a SharePoint Portal Server
This article describes how to back up a SharePoint Portal Server computer by using the Msdmback script in the Bin folder of your installation. IMPORTANT : Do not use Ntbackup to back up the workspaces of a SharePoint Portal Server computer; if you do...
277701 - Ntbackup Cannot Restore from Backup Sets That Are Located on a Second Tape in a Continuation Sequence
If you try to restore a backup that is located on multiple tapes, the restoration may not work. Ntbackup.exe may request tape 1, eject tape 1, and then request tape 1 again. You may then receive the following error message: Error: An inconsistency was...
275885 - XADM: Backup Over Network Does Not Work When Computer Name Is 15 Characters
When you back up an Exchange Server computer over the network, the backup may stop after a few kilobytes (KB) without any error message. If you run the backup locally, the backup works as expected.
275876 - XADM: How to Use NTBackup from a Non-Exchange 2000 Computer
This article describes how to enable Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server backups by using the NTBackup utility on computers that do not have Exchange 2000 components installed on them, such as backup servers that are not members of the Active Directory...
275676 - XADM: Troubleshooting a Remote Online Backup of Exchange 2000
When you use the Ntbackup utility remotely from the server to back up Exchange 2000 Server, you may receive the following error messages: Your account does not have access to this Microsoft Exchange Server -or- The specified computer is not a...
274053 - Restore from Backup May Not Work Correctly on HP Travan Tape Drives
When you use Windows 2000 Backup (NTBackup.exe) to catalog or restore from a backup tape that you created by using a Hewlett-Packard Travan tape drive, you may encounter one of the following symptoms: Symptom 1 You receive the following error message...
273400 - Ntbackup.exe Is Unable to Restore Data When it Encounters an Unknown Data String
When you attempt to restore data from a backup file (.bkf) by using the Ntbackup.exe tool, you may receive the following error message: Unable to Restore
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