Microsoft KB Archive/833046

= The Windows Backup utility does not report errors to the backup log =

Article ID: 833046

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
You run the Microsoft Windows Backup utility (NTBackup.exe) on your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, and both of the following conditions are true:
 * The Verify data after the Backup completes option is selected.
 * A file that you want to back up is not backed up correctly.

In this scenario, an error message does not appear in the backup log as expected.

Note The Verify data after the Backup completes option is used to make sure that the files that you back up are written correctly to your backup media.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because, when the backup-verification feature performs a checksum comparison of the files that are written to the backup, and the checksum comparison detects an error, the error is not reported to the backup log.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name ---  18-Dec-2003  20:19  5.0.2195.6885   1,165,072  Ntbackup.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB833046

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