Microsoft KB Archive/935605

= Issues that may occur when you use the volume shadow copy service (VSS) reference writer in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 =

Article ID: 935605

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the volume shadow copy service (VSS) reference writer (Spwriter.exe) in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, one or more of the following issues may occur:
 * When the OnPostRestore event occurs in the VSS reference writer, the event tries to clear a variant that holds a safe array, even though the array was previously freed. This may cause the VSS reference writer to stop responding when you try to restore it.
 * The VSS reference writer reports a dependency to the search writer as \logical path. However, if the search is local, the VSS reference writer should not use   in the path.
 * When the VSS reference writer uses a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to identify the instance of the MSSQLSERVER, the VSS reference writer constructs an incorrect logical path of the computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server. The incorrect logical path does not include the correct  reference as part of the path.
 * The VSS reference writer reports a dependency to Microsoft SQL Server databases. This occurs even if the Microsoft SQL Server instance that is hosting those databases is offline.
 * When a restore process occurs on a computer that is also running search components, the VSS reference writer may cause the process to stop responding.



How to obtain the hotfix
This issue is fixed in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Hotfix Package that is dated April 12, 2007. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

934790 Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package: April 12, 2007



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

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