Error
VSS Error: 0x80042318 - Failed to Create Volume Snapshot
Description
The This error indicates a problem communicating with Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writers on your system. Please have a look Look in your Windows Event log for VSS error messages that might give more information and check that the VSS service is started.?Solution
Make sure thatthe
- Check the VSS service isn't disabled.
- Changing the startup type of the VSSservice and rebooting can often resolve issues.
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- Right click
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- My Computer
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- .
- Select
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- Manage
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- .
- Select
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- Services
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- tree node.
- Right click
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- Volume Shadow Copy
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- .
- Select Properties.
- Change
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- startup type to
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- Automatic
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- Reboot
Re-register the VSS components
- Sometimes, re-registering VSS core components can fix errors.
- Copy the following commands to Notepad
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- :
cd /d %windir%\system32
net
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- stop vss
net stop swprv
regsvr32 /s
- stop vss
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- ol32.dll
regsvr32 /s oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 /s vss_ps.dll
vssvc /register
regsvr32 /s /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /s /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 /s es.dll
regsvr32 /s stdprov.dll
regsvr32 /s vssui.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml3.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml4.dll
vssvc /register
net start swprv
net
- ol32.dll
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- start vss
- Save the file with a .bat extension.
- Run the .bat file by opening a command prompt and entering the .bat file name.
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