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Registry Backup Beta
Ztruker:
One other suggestion. Change the name of the download files to include the version, like
tweaking.com_registry_backup_setup.exe ==> tweaking.com_registry_backup_setup_0.9.5.exe
Makes it easier to keep track of what I have.
I'd also like to follow-up on the question Tomas_Sweden raised (though I can't find it now, odd). How do I restore the registry if I can't boot in normal or Safe mode? With ERUNT, I can boot the Recovery Console and run the ERDNT.EXE I want from there. This doesn't seem possible with Registry Backup.
Ztruker:
Installed 0.9.5. It failed same as before when I tried to run it under my account. It also then failed under System.
I looked at TaskManager and it looks like you are not closing the VSS tasks when an error occurs so subsequent runs won't work until you exit the program then start it again. Not sure if this is intentional or not.
I tried looking at B:\Windows as you mentioned since vss_pause.exe was running, but it doesn't exist.
Just tried using System from a fresh start of the program but it fails the same as before. This is hte error in Log_Backup.txt:
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] Backing Up Files...:
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\default
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
Ztruker:
Rebooted and the scheduled backup under System worked okay. Tried to run it manually and it fails every time. When it fails it is not closing
vss_7_64.exe, vss_pause.exe and vss_start.exe
Here are the logs from the last failed run:
Log_VSS:
--- Code: ---[5/21/2012 - 11:22:27 AM] Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
[5/21/2012 - 11:22:27 AM]
C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup>CD /D C:\
C:\>
[5/21/2012 - 11:22:27 AM] "C:\Windows\temp\vss_start.bat"
C:\>set path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\files
C:\>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\vss_7_64.exe" -script="C:\Windows\temp\vss-setvar.cmd" -exec="C:\Windows\temp\vss.bat" C:
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:17 AM]
C:\>set path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\files
C:\>call "C:\Windows\temp\vss-setvar.cmd"
[This script is generated by VSHADOW.EXE for the shadow set {719da51b-c324-4f91-a3f3-821449617018}]
C:\>SET SHADOW_SET_ID={719da51b-c324-4f91-a3f3-821449617018}
C:\>SET SHADOW_ID_1={c538846b-31f6-4e96-8f3a-a78c3400bd67}
C:\>SET SHADOW_DEVICE_1=\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
C:\>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\dosdev.exe" B: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] B:: The operation completed successfully.
C:\>start "" /wait "C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\vss_pause.exe"
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:28 AM]
C:\>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\dosdev.exe" -r -d B:
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:28 AM] B:: The operation completed successfully.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:30 AM]
VSHADOW.EXE 3.0 - Volume Shadow Copy sample client.
Copyright (C) 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
(Option: Generate SETVAR script 'C:\Windows\temp\vss-setvar.cmd')
(Option: Execute binary/script after shadow creation 'C:\Windows\temp\vss.bat')
(Option: Create shadow copy set)
(Gathering writer metadata...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Initialize writer metadata ...
Discover directly excluded components ...
- Excluding writer 'BITS Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.
- Excluding writer 'MSSearch Service Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.
- Excluding writer 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.
Discover components that reside outside the shadow set ...
- Component '\BCD\BCD' from writer 'ASR Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires in the shadow set)
Discover all excluded components ...
Discover excluded writers ...
- The writer 'ASR Writer' is now entirely excluded from the backup:
(the top-level non-selectable component '\BCD\BCD' is an excluded component)
Discover explicitly included components ...
Verifying explicitly specified writers/components ...
Select explicitly included components ...
* Writer 'Task Scheduler Writer':
- Add component \TasksStore
* Writer 'VSS Metadata Store Writer':
- Add component \WriterMetadataStore
* Writer 'Performance Counters Writer':
- Add component \PerformanceCounters
* Writer 'System Writer':
- Add component \System Files
* Writer 'WMI Writer':
- Add component \WMI
* Writer 'COM+ REGDB Writer':
- Add component \COM+ REGDB
* Writer 'Registry Writer':
- Add component \Registry
Creating shadow set {a80db78c-3807-4599-aff8-7658a13803b0} ...
- Adding volume \\?\Volume{bcbe9ee2-e6d1-11de-8e59-806e6f6e6963}\ [C:\] to the shadow set...
Preparing for backup ...
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Creating the shadow (DoSnapshotSet) ...
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Shadow copy set succesfully created.
List of created shadow copies:
Querying all shadow copies with the SnapshotSetID {a80db78c-3807-4599-aff8-7658a13803b0} ...
* SNAPSHOT ID = {0e373e66-576c-45c8-9084-e777afee5e56} ...
- Shadow copy Set: {a80db78c-3807-4599-aff8-7658a13803b0}
- Original count of shadow copies = 1
- Original Volume name: \\?\Volume{bcbe9ee2-e6d1-11de-8e59-806e6f6e6963}\ [C:\]
- Creation Time: 5/21/2012 11:23:12 AM
- Shadow copy device name: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2
- Originating machine: Dell-P370
- Service machine: Dell-P370
- Not Exposed
- Provider id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
- Attributes: Auto_Release Differential
Generating the SETVAR script (C:\Windows\temp\vss-setvar.cmd) ...
- Executing command 'C:\Windows\temp\vss.bat' ...
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
- Mark all writers as succesfully backed up...
Completing the backup (BackupComplete) ...
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Snapshot creation done.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:30 AM]
C:\>
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:33 AM] Closed. No longer reading pipes.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:33 AM] Error: 402 - Not processing a command to cancel.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:33 AM] Error: 402 - Not processing a command to cancel.
--- End code ---
Log_Backup:
--- Code: ---[5/21/2012 - 11:22:26 AM] Waiting for Volume Shadow Copy snapshot...
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] Auto Delete Old Backups Enabled, Working...
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] Starting Backup...
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] Backup Location: D:\Registry Backup\
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] Files To Backup:
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\System32\Config\default
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\System32\Config\sam
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\System32\Config\security
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\System32\Config\software
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\System32\Config\system
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\Administrator\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\Guest\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\Guest\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\rrkurtz\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\rrkurtz\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\UpdatusUser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Users\UpdatusUser\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up Files...:
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\default
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\sam
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\security
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\software
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\system
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\Administrator\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\Guest\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\Guest\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\rrkurtz\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\rrkurtz\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\UpdatusUser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Users\UpdatusUser\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\ntuser.dat
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:19 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- End code ---
Is theere anything else I can provide?
Shane:
--- Quote ---I got this error: The operation being requested was not performed because the user has not logged on to the network.The specified service does not exist(0x800704DD)
But if I choose the radio button that says "Run whether the user is logged on or not" it works when I log into windows.
But if I try it manually in Task scheduler and run "Run only when user is logged on" that works!
--- End quote ---
Not sure, that has something to do with the task scheduler. Need to dig in to find out what the error means :-)
--- Quote ---If I fiddle with the registry so that I can't get into windows or safe mode (F8), can I still restore the registry with your program?
--- End quote ---
and
--- Quote ---I'd also like to follow-up on the question Tomas_Sweden raised (though I can't find it now, odd). How do I restore the registry if I can't boot in normal or Safe mode? With ERUNT, I can boot the Recovery Console and run the ERDNT.EXE I want from there. This doesn't seem possible with Registry Backup.
--- End quote ---
I will have a walk through made for this when the program is out of beta.
You will notice that I save the reg files with the full folder path on the system. This way recovery is as easy as a copy and paste.
First thing to do is to boot up into anything that gives you access to the drive and a copy and paste feature. A Ubuntu live cd will be one way. You can run Ubuntu right off the cd. Then once up and you can access the drive you just go to the backup folder. Under the backup folder you go to the "c" folder (In this case it is "C" because in this example that's the drive windows is on).
In that folder you will see the Windows folder and the profiles folder. All you have to do is copy both those folders.
Go to the root of your drive and paste and hit yes to overwriting. Done :-)
I will also look up the commands to do it from the recovery console. Copy tree command I think.
--- Quote ---C:\>
[10:33:39 AM] Closed. No longer reading pipes.
[10:33:39 AM] Error: 402 - Not processing a command to cancel.
[10:33:39 AM] Error: 402 - Not processing a command to cancel.
Don't know if the 402 error is a problem or not.
--- End quote ---
No not a problem :-) The vss_start.exe makes a pipe to cmd.exe. Its just saying that its no longer piped to cmd.exe.
--- Quote ---I would like to see the Log.VSS.txt file also written to the backup directory instead of the program directory.
--- End quote ---
The vss_log.txt is made by the vss_start.exe. I need to find a way to let know where to save the log file. I will see what I can do :-)
--- Quote ---[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] Backing Up Files...:
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] Backing Up File: C:\Windows\System32\Config\default
[5/21/2012 - 11:15:08 AM] Result: Failed - Error: Couldn't find the file on the volume snapshot.
--- End quote ---
Thats what I thought was happening. For some reason the map to the snap shot is happening.
Yet the log shows it got mapped
--- Quote ---C:\>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Registry Backup\files\dosdev.exe" B: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
[5/21/2012 - 11:23:18 AM] B:: The operation completed successfully.
--- End quote ---
I use dosdev.exe to map to the B: drive. And when you said you tried it that B:\ didn't work. So the problem is dosdev.exe failed. But why?
hhhmmm, I wonder. When it fails do you have other snap snaps and when it works you dont?
try the vssadmin command in cmd.exe and see :-)
--- Quote ---vss_7_64.exe, vss_pause.exe and vss_start.exe
--- End quote ---
These stay running till the main program is closed.
Shane:
OK I have the log_vs.txt being stored with the backup.
--- Quote ---Tried to run it manually and it fails every time. When it fails it is not closing
--- End quote ---
The program needs to have the /silent command to know to close when it is done. Is it possible when you run it under the system account it isnt using the /silent?
I think ti tell I will have it add to the logs if it gets the command :-)
Shane
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