VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

[richlich]

Windows Server 2003 x64 with latest patches and SP.

VSS service will not start. Gives "file not found" in System log. ImagePath
in registry is correct and vssvc.exe is in the path (%SystemRoot%\system32)
shown in the registry.

Running vssadmin list writers doesn't show any writers.

Please help as this is affecting our ability to back up or Exchange 2007
mailstores and the System State on this server.

Many thanks!

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

>Windows Server 2003 x64 with latest patches and SP.
>
>VSS service will not start. Gives "file not found" in System log. ImagePath
>in registry is correct and vssvc.exe is in the path (%SystemRoot%\system32)
>shown in the registry.
>
>Running vssadmin list writers doesn't show any writers.
>
>Please help as this is affecting our ability to back up or Exchange 2007
>mailstores and the System State on this server.
>
>Many thanks!

Do you have the VSS roll-up installed already?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[richlich]

Re: VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

Don't know. Checking. (New here.) I'm betting that unless it was in WSUS, it
probably hasn't been applied.

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >Windows Server 2003 x64 with latest patches and SP.
> >
> >VSS service will not start. Gives "file not found" in System log. ImagePath
> >in registry is correct and vssvc.exe is in the path (%SystemRoot%\system32)
> >shown in the registry.
> >
> >Running vssadmin list writers doesn't show any writers.
> >
> >Please help as this is affecting our ability to back up or Exchange 2007
> >mailstores and the System State on this server.
> >
> >Many thanks!
>
> Do you have the VSS roll-up installed already?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

>Don't know. Checking. (New here.) I'm betting that unless it was in WSUS, it
>probably hasn't been applied.

I guarantee it was not.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[richlich]

Re: VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

That's what I had guessed. Well, I downloaded the roll-up and told my boss
about it. He's supposed to get this fixed before our month-end backups this
weekend. We'll see what happens in the next day or two. I'll be back,
probably on Monday, with and update.

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >Don't know. Checking. (New here.) I'm betting that unless it was in WSUS, it
> >probably hasn't been applied.
>
> I guarantee it was not.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

>That's what I had guessed. Well, I downloaded the roll-up and told my boss
>about it. He's supposed to get this fixed before our month-end backups this
>weekend. We'll see what happens in the next day or two. I'll be back,
>probably on Monday, with and update.

Great, let me know how it goes. By the way, the only other post-VSS
rollup hotfixes are the following.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943669
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940252
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935460
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887013

If the VSS roll-up doesn't help, grab and apply the others as well. It
won't hurt anything and may rule out VSS as causing you the headache.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[richlich]

Re: VSS Fails / vssadmin list writers shows no writers

Many thanks for the additional information!


"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >That's what I had guessed. Well, I downloaded the roll-up and told my boss
> >about it. He's supposed to get this fixed before our month-end backups this
> >weekend. We'll see what happens in the next day or two. I'll be back,
> >probably on Monday, with and update.
>
> Great, let me know how it goes. By the way, the only other post-VSS
> rollup hotfixes are the following.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943669
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940252
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935460
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956000
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887013
>
> If the VSS roll-up doesn't help, grab and apply the others as well. It
> won't hurt anything and may rule out VSS as causing you the headache.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>