Backup Entire System using the XP Professional backup tool

[Guest burrowsva]

When trying to backup my entire system using the XP backup tool, I continue

to get these two errors:

 

Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\COM+ Class

Registration Database.

You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be

missing or damaged.

Please contact the owner or administrator.

 

 

Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\Registry.

You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be

missing or damaged.

Please contact the owner or administrator.

 

How can I run a full system backup and not get this error?

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Backup Entire System using the XP Professional backup tool

 

> When trying to backup my entire system using the XP backup tool, I

> continue to get these two errors:

>

> Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\COM+ Class

> Registration Database.

> You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be

> missing or damaged.

> Please contact the owner or administrator.

>

>

> Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\Registry.

> You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be

> missing or damaged.

> Please contact the owner or administrator.

>

> How can I run a full system backup and not get this error?

 

This is just a guess, but ... check to see that "Shadow Copy" Services

is not disabled in Services. Go to ...Adminstrative Tools; Services.

It almost sounds like it's gagging on files that are in use and shadow

copy is one thing could do that.

 

As sort of a test, see if you can just back up the System State (a

wizard choice if you can't find it in the tree). It's much faster and

is the subject of one of the errors you mentioned. When it will run the

full backup will probably run.

 

Meanwhile, you could still go ahead and back up at least your important

data and then come back and get the operating system portion.

 

Sorry; that's all that occurs to me at the moment.

 

HTH

[Guest burrowsva]

Re: Backup Entire System using the XP Professional backup tool

 

 

I went in and turned the Shadow Copy Services on and ran a system state only

backup which worked without any problems. When I then tried to run a full

backup, I receive the same error messages. Any ideas?

 

 

"Twayne" wrote:

> > When trying to backup my entire system using the XP backup tool, I

> > continue to get these two errors:

> >

> > Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\COM+ Class

> > Registration Database.

> > You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be

> > missing or damaged.

> > Please contact the owner or administrator.

> >

> >

> > Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\Registry.

> > You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be

> > missing or damaged.

> > Please contact the owner or administrator.

> >

> > How can I run a full system backup and not get this error?

>

> This is just a guess, but ... check to see that "Shadow Copy" Services

> is not disabled in Services. Go to ...Adminstrative Tools; Services.

> It almost sounds like it's gagging on files that are in use and shadow

> copy is one thing could do that.

>

> As sort of a test, see if you can just back up the System State (a

> wizard choice if you can't find it in the tree). It's much faster and

> is the subject of one of the errors you mentioned. When it will run the

> full backup will probably run.

>

> Meanwhile, you could still go ahead and back up at least your important

> data and then come back and get the operating system portion.

>

> Sorry; that's all that occurs to me at the moment.

>

> HTH

>

>

>

>