Windows Backup error (0x80070057)
Here is the error I get - "The network share could not be accessed for the following reason: The Parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057) Please ensure that the network location is valid."
I have tried mapping this drive, but Windows Backup does not see it. Help!
- Changed type Sushil.Baid [MSFT] Friday, February 27, 2009 6:17 AM No response on thread
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We need more information to investigate this failure.
Could you pl. collect the logs of the failure under %windir%\Logs\WindowsBackup and send them across to me through mail?
Here's my e-mail ID: srhraviruralamb@microsoft.com (only the highlighted letters)
Thanks,
Sriram
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Thanks for providing the traces.
Backup is detecting this drive to be a network share and is failing to take backup to this share because username/password seems to have not been provided.
Few questions to you to help us understand this issue:
1. Did you try configuring backup to this device by choosing it as network share?
2. If so did you provide credentials to access the network share?
3. Does this share support ACLs?
Thanks,
Sriram
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Bug: Vista Windows Media Center - repeatedly records same movies
Tonight the movie "Click" was recorded yet again. I used the "Other Showings" option to view the next air date and it was set to record again... I clicked "Do not record" and hopefully that will stop that movie from being recorded further.
Oh, the other thing I've done recently is add another harddrive and move my movie storage location to that harddrive. But both first and repeat recordings have happened since I switched harddrives (so it's not like it forgot it recorded it on the other harddrive).
I don't know if the problem originated from a) my deleting movies outside of WMC, b) my adding a harddrive and changing movie storage location, or c) WMC just isn't cleaning out the "movies to be recorded" list correctly.
I hope this can get relayed to a developer as I'm not paying for support (I don't need it fixed for me personally, but if someone else can recreate the problem, then it needs to be fixed for everyone).
I'm using a Dell XPS 420 w/ Q6600 cpu, 4GB ram, Vista Home Premium SP1, and Hauppage HVR-1250. Harddrive #1 is a 320GB Seagate and #2 (the recently added one) is a 750GB Seagate.
Escalation feature
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Great idea, thanks Phil. Product teams have asked for this as well. This is definitely a priority for us.
-Andrew
Forums Product Planner, Andrew.Brenner at Microsoft.com
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Otherwise if the user himself (or all users) could see the marking it would be unnecessarily putting pressure on Moderators to answer it. Pointing out to other Moderators that this thread is worthy of their attention is one thing, but putting pressure on moderators another.
Also there is some confusion in my mind as to what Phil is asking for. First he says it's for other Moderators and thn he says it's for the MS dev team.
Given the choice I would prefer that this thread is for the MS Dev team as often they stay well out of things in the forums. We moderators tend to read the threads we re likely to be able to answer in any case, so such a marking would be almost wasted on us. Finally as I am unlikely to click on a "show me all escalted threads" link can we Moderators (if it is indeed for us) see the marking alongside the listing of the thread in the normal list view of the forum?
Mike Walsh
P.S. An addition that would be more useul to me would be to allow me to mark **for myself only** a thread that I want to revisit. I just had one that required me to do a test but as I don't have a VM handy I can't do the test now. Probably by the time I do have a VM handy there will be many more threads in the forum and I will miss the fact that I wanted to re-look at that one.
- Edited by Mike Walsh FIN Saturday, December 20, 2008 7:13 AM P.S. added
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DTS_E_OLEDBERROR in SSIS
This error isn't well documented and can come up, apparently, in vastly different situations.
I've been chasing this down all day and finally found out what it was. I'm using SSIS to send data from one Sql Server 2005 to another on the same server. I kept getting this error but only on one of the tables. It NEVER said anything about truncation (which was inherently the problem) It just said
Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80040E21. An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft SQL Native Client" Hresult: 0x80040E21 Description: "Multiple-step OLE DB operation generated errors. Check each OLE DB status value, if available. No work was done.".
Most of these errors are because you're not, 'comparing apples to apples'. In my case, the table structures on both sides were identical except for one column. On the source it was defined as varchar(max), on the target it was varchar(1000). Now, I'm not picky, but it blows up IMMEDIATELY if you fail to convert unicode (grr... the default) but didn't say anything about this. Just this weird sort of error after it partially loads 50 other tables.
Once I added a data conversion widget and dumbed down the source to varchar(1000), then everything was fine.
Just thought you ought to know!
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Duane Douglas, MCAD | Please mark the post(s) that answered your question.
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU#1 FAQ
SQL Server 2005 SP3 released on Dec 15th 2008. More information can be found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895958.aspx
I want to address some of the questions raised on this forum.
- There was a problem with the new MSDN platform truncating the download links and as a result some folks were unable to get to the download page. The links worked if they were copied directly into the browser. This issues has since been fixed.
- Some download pages were still getting refreshed for various languages on Dec 15th and uploading on Microsoft.com was still underway when users were trying to access the download pages. The issue caused some downloads not to be completed fully for a brief period of time.
- As with any software release, some hotfixes that were requested by customers on SP2 came in too late to be included in SP3. For such customers we have released a cumulative update that installs on SP3. This is called CU#1 of SQL 2005 SP3. This contains only hotfixes that have been accumulated in SQL 2005 SP2 CU#10 and SQL 2005 SP2 CU#11. Customers who want any of the hotfixes released as part of SQL 2005 SP2 CU#10 or CU#11 can chose to install SP3 CU#1 after they upgrade to SP3 to get these fixes. This SP3 CU#1 does not contain any other fixes. (More information can be found here): http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/959195
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 will continue to have its own cumulative update releases for customers who want hotfixes on SP2. The next CU on SP2 will be called CU#12 for SQL 2005 SP2.
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 will have its own cumulative update releases for customers who want hotfixes on SQL 2005 SP3. The first Cumulative Update released today and the subsequent CU will be called SP3 CU#2.
- Detailed information about all Cumulative Updates can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/default.aspx
- Now that we have released a new Service Pack for SQL Server 2005, the general support for SQL 2005 SP2 will expire in a year from now.
SP = Service Pack
CU = Cumulative Update
Thanks,
Nosheen.
certification logo builder down again
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Michael D. Alligood,
MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician, Consumer Support Technician
MCTS: Windows Vista - Configuration,
MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+
The I.T. Classroom Blog
Start. Research. Plan. Perform. Finish. Test. Evaluate.
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Windows Server 2008 RODC is still contacting my old RDC
Hi Everyone,
We had Windows Server 2003 Enterprise network and now we havce implemented and migrate all the roles to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and also we have utilize the new feature RODC successully for remote branches. But last week my Old Domain Controller(Windows SERVER 2003) down due to Some hardware fail which does not keep any meaning for us because all the roles have been transferred to the new server but I was surprised that RODC also failed due to this when my old domain controller up it automatically also up. But i am confused why my RODC is taking any connection to my old domain controller.
Could you please help me out how to solve this issue it shoud be directed by New Root Domain Controller (Windows Server 2008).
We have configured sites and subnets also but we have keep all the sites into default ip Site links?\
Could it be an Matter for this particular issue however my all domain controllers are successfully replicated to each other.
Any help would be appreciate.
Thanks
Singh
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You will have to ensure that you have installed DNS and WINS at your new Windows Server 2008. Please also check that the new server has Global Catalog and none of the FSMO roles are located at the old domain controller. Then demote the old domain controller with dcpromo.exe. As long as it is domain controller is is able to replicate with other domain controllers.
Jens Ole Kragh MCITP, MCTS, MCT http://jensolekragh.spaces.live.com/
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We have configured DNS and Global Catalogue on the new windows sever 2008 we are not planning to demote my old server 2003. Because there are some application is dependent on Active directory.
We have no legacy clients in my network still is there any particular need to Wins in server 2008 RODC
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Please suggest..
Thanks
singh
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Is there any help around on the said issue with us..
Thanks
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Demoting the old DC will make it member server and your AD will still exist!
Does the application require that it is installed on a DC?
Jens Ole Kragh MCITP, MCTS, MCT http://jensolekragh.spaces.live.com/
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UPDATE: Points and My Threads may not be correct after migration
We are working on a fix, however, we were not able to get it finalized before our blackout window for making updates around the holidays. The bug will be fixed as soon as possible, but no earlier than the first week of January unfortunately.
Thanks for your patience while we work through this issue, and keep reporting any bugs you see!
-Jeremy Kelley
Jeremy Kelley
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Wireless logon issues Vista Business SP1
Hi,
With the earlier version of Vista Business, our laptops have no problem running the logon script when logging on wirelessly in our environment.
Now the same laptops now running Vista Business SP1 do not run the logon script when logging on to our wireless network.
Was running Vista Business Build: 6.0.6000.16386 upgraded to SP1
Now running: Vista Business Build: 6.0.6001.18000
Any help greatly appreciated.
-thanks
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Hi,
Before moving on, we need more information about the problem. Could you please confirm the following points?
1.Does the issue occur if you use wire, not wireless?
2.Do you have Windows Vista desktop computer? If so, does the issue occur on the desktop computer?
3.Can you manually run logon script on these Windows Vista laptops?
4.Do you have computer with legacy Windows version (Windows XP, Windows 2000)? If so, does the issue occur on these computers?
Thank you for your cooperation.
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As this thread has been quiet for a while we will be changing the issue type to 'Comment'.
If you wish to return to this question you can go ahead and change the type back to 'Question'. Then you can edit your initial post and change the radio button at the top of the post editor window.
If the issue has been resolved, we'd love to hear your solution. By sharing your experience you can help other community members facing similar problems.
Thanks!
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I am having the same issue. It does not occur when I am connected directly to the modem, but my wireless connection will not work unless all security is removed and the SSID is broadcasting. Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks
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Graphics in Visual Basic Express
Thanks!
- Changed type Michael Sun [MSFT]Microsoft employee Friday, December 19, 2008 11:53 AM vb issues
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Hello,
You may find more help in Visual Basic Express Forum, where Visual Basic .NET experts live in.
Best Regards,
Lingzhi
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/csharpide/thread/8e9ed0d7-11ff-402a-8489-9b5f05eeb706 http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/vssetup/thread/60424309-bd78-4ca2-b618-03c4a16123b6
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We are changing the issue type to "Comment" because you have not followed up with the necessary information. If you have more time to look at the issue and provide more information, please feel free to change the issue type back to "Question" by editing your initial post and changing the radio button at the top of the post editor window. If the issue is resolved, we will appreciate it if you can share the solution so that the answer can be found and used by other community members having similar questions.
Thank you!
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/csharpide/thread/8e9ed0d7-11ff-402a-8489-9b5f05eeb706 http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/vssetup/thread/60424309-bd78-4ca2-b618-03c4a16123b6
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If you store your notes in a GraphicsPath and draw them using refresh, the previous notes should be erased. Oh! The C# guys don't like to see the words "Visual Basic" in their forum.
Not sure how you create your notes, but creating them as Panels would work. You could move them around by simply changing their location. You could even define a shape for the custom panels by defining a Region object, which takes a GraphicsPath object as John describes.
The Panels would even allow you to drag them around the screen, or even create click events for them!
Mark the best replies as answers. "Fooling computers since 1971."
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On Alternatives to Cursors
These kinds of discussions tend to occur only in the abstract, where no actual code is considered to determine whether the user "absolutely has to" use a cursor. And when code is provided, it's often such an obvious case where using a cursor is a bad idea that it seems to further cement the idea that cursors are bad.
The point of my post is to examine specific cases (even abstractly) to understand whether a useful alternative to a cursor exists. I'd like to invite others to post semi-specific examples, such that others can critique the code and offer (better) alternatives than their cursor implementation.
I will start with a very basic example, which tends to be the kind of place I'm most likely to use a cursor: When executing a stored procedure against a set of input.
Consider a stored procedure that performs a lot of complex business logic. Maybe it takes a UserName, and does all sorts of tasks to update a user's account in various ways. Choosing not to use the Stored Procedure becomes an issue of code reusability, and isn't really an option (assume it's expensive, essential 3rd party code)
Anyway, my method will be to create a cursor, selecting the usernames I want, iterating over those users, and calling the stored procedure against each.
I would like to know if there is another reasonable way to do this. Keep in mind that any changes to the stored procedure itself are impossible (assume it's 3rd party).
Some would suggest a WHILE loop, but I tend to think they aren't much different than a cursor, especially when using a STATIC cursor, but I'm open to your thoughts.
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I would try to avoid this kind of garbage, and I don't care for this kind of design; however, for whatever reason, I have seen a lot of this -- and it always makes me think of "vacuum cleaners".
EDIT:
Whenever I can, I try to rewrite 'good stuff' like this because it sucks (that is, it performs poorly).
Kent Waldrop De08
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Same problem occurs with server side cursors... thats why we should always use client cursors in programming.
When i use cursors, what i do is usually a cursor on a very definite set of data... the least possible data is always the better and performance impact is minimal.
Groupe-CDGI Developper
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In your example, where you need to run a stored proc multiple times, with different input from a table, there is not a better method that I know of.
If you could rewrite the stored proc, I would write it to accept possibly a comma delimited string of users, instead of one, and then process that as a SET based UPDATE operation.
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Of course, it is really hard to quantify what needs to be done with a cursor, it is best on a case by case basis, and frankly if you use a forum like this to ask for a better way, someone can probably help you...
And GOTOs in structural programming are generally pretty terrible in all cases. Even in T-SQL there is little need for them in any coded object (triggers were the last use I made of them before the TRY...CATCH constructs in 2005.
http://drsql.spaces.msn.com
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Anyway, my method will be to create a cursor, selecting the usernames I want, iterating over those users, and calling the stored procedure against each.
I would like to know if there is another reasonable way to do this. Keep in mind that any changes to the stored procedure itself are impossible (assume it's 3rd party).
As an alternative approach, one way of performing that particular task without using a cursor is to use dynamic SQL:
| DECLARE @SQL VARCHAR(MAX) |
| SET @SQL = '' |
| SELECT @SQL = @SQL + 'EXEC dbo.MyProc @Username = ' + QUOTENAME(Username, '''') + ';' |
| FROM dbo.MyTable |
| --Insert WHERE clause if required |
| EXEC(@SQL) |
This would give behaviour equivalent to that of a STATIC cursor, the usual warnings about SQL injection apply.
As an extension to Tom's answer, you could look to add a Table Valued Parameter to your stored proc and use that to pass through the usernames - this would be an alternative to passing in a delimited string of usernames.
Chris
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I did think of Chris' suggestion before. My complaint about that type of code is mainly error trapping. Chris' code works, but without major TRY/CATCH on everything, one error will terminate the entire script. If you have 1000 users this script gets pretty long and hard to debug.
Just my 2 cents. :)
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How can i terminate an exe file i created using VB6
i've made a small program using VB6 (and made an exe file from it)
and i want to terminate (close all screens and the .exe file itself)
how can i do it?
i have tried using end sentence or form.close or form.hide
and nothing help - the exe file still running.
i just wand to close all windows and free all memory - when pushing a button
someone can help me?
(by the way, i'm very now ay VB)
thanks
- Changed type Martin Xie - MSFT Friday, December 19, 2008 1:03 PM Redirect to related VB6 forums for better responses.
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Thank you Renee for your friendly support.
Hi elro,
Welcome to MSDN forums!
This forum is for VB.NET questions only (e.g. Visual Basic 2003, Visual Basic 2005, Visual Basic 2008).
Sticky: For Visual Basic 6 questions, please read...
Sticky: For VBA, Office (VSTO), Macros and VBScript Questions
By the way, in VB.NET, it's easy to achieve the task: Close all UI Windows when click a Button.
| Imports System.Diagnostics |
| Public Class Form1 |
| Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click |
| For Each process As Process In process.GetProcesses() |
| If process.MainWindowTitle <> Nothing Then |
| process.CloseMainWindow() |
| End If |
| Next |
| End Sub |
| End Class |
Best regards,
Martin Xie
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Web Server Connections
I first though it was my network, but there are several other computers (both PCs and Macs) on my network that have not been experiencing any of the same problems.
It doesn't make sense to me that about a 1/3 of the sites I try to load won't load in any browser, they'll load on other computers, but they won't load on my computer. I can't even find a similarity in any of the sites that won't load.
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem, or have a solution?
- Changed type Robinson ZhangModerator Friday, December 26, 2008 6:53 AM change to comment
- Changed type Robinson ZhangModerator Friday, December 26, 2008 6:53 AM change to comment
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Hi,
I noticed the issue occur on all browsers, the problem should not be on browser side. I suspect the problem is caused by software conflict.
Give the current stage, it is recommended to test the issue in Safe Mode.
1. Restart the computer.
2. As soon as the system starts to reboot, press and hold the F8 Key until you a black screen menu appear.
3. Select the Safe Mode with Network option and press the ENTER Key.
Does the issue occur?
In addition, you also can do a Clean Boot to troubleshoot the problem.
Clean Boot
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1. Click Start, type "MSCONFIG" (without the quotations) in the Search Bar and Press "Enter" to start the System Configuration Utility.
2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray).
3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".
4. Restart the computer and test the issue.
Note: Clean Boot is a troubleshooting step. If some programs have been disabled, we can re-enable them later. If you see the System Configuration Utility, check the box of "Don't show this message" and then click "OK".
Please monitor the system in the Clean Boot environment. If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled. You may use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit.
Hope it helps.
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XP SP3 failing due to games not being installed.
Clients are all SP2 currently.
I am preparing to push out SP3 to about 10 thousand clients. I have created a test enviroment and for the initial update push and low and behold SP3 fails on the machines that were denied the MS games instalation. The systems team I am apart of and our CTO all looked at eachother with the (WTF) face. The event viewer says the update has failed due to the lack of pinball and spider. We
SPider and pinball mssing files, backup process failed at spider install.
Are there switches that can be applied wihin WSUS to ignore errors and force the installation?
DJO_Network Support Tech
- Changed type Eric Zhang CHN Friday, December 19, 2008 8:42 AM no response
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Please open %windir%windowsupdate.log on the client to check the error and post it in this thread
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Hi,
As this thread has been quiet for a while, we assume that the issue has been resolved. At this time, we will mark it as 'Answered' as the previous steps should be helpful for many similar scenarios.
If the issue still persists and you want to return to this question, please reply this post directly so we will be notified to follow it up. You can also choose to unmark the answer as you wish.
In addition, we'd love to hear your feedback about the solution. By sharing your experience you can help other community members facing similar problems.
Thanks!
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Windows 2003: NTBackup - maximum block size recommendations
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The Windows 2003 SP2 version of NTBackup still reads the "Tape Block Size" key, however we only read this when we erase a tape. These settings affect the block size used when you erase a new tape, it doesn't impact your ability to read an existing tape.
More Information
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The Parameter "Tape Block Size" can be set to control the maximum block size when a tape is created/initialized or erased. The parameter is implemented by editing the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Ntbackup. Add the String Value (Reg_SZ) "Tape Block Size" and set to a value that is a power of 2. Valid values are: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536, 131072, 262144, 524288. Since the variable is a string, it must be entered in decimal format. The value will propagate down to the corresponding entry in HKEY_USERS identified by the user SID. To set the value for other users, the HKEY_USERS entry for the other users SID can be modified so that the change is in affect for other users who may be performing backups on the server in question.
Prior to windows 2003, the maximum value was 32768 when PAE is enabled. Also in earlier versions of windows the value was implemented as "TapeBlockSize". The parameter can be added to the HKEY_USERS\Default entry as well. It may be that new users logging on to the server for the first time would then be populated with this value. Most of the keys under NTBackup are populated upon the first execution of NTBackup. By default the key is empty if NTBackup has not been run.
If the value of tape block is < 512 we use GetTapeParameters with GET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION to read the tape drive information from the device and use the default block size that is returned.
If the value of tape block is >= 512 we use SetTapeParameters with SET_TAPE_MEDIA_INFORMATION to set the media information's blocksize to the new size.
As long as the server reading the backup has the capability to read the same or a larger block size than the server that created it, the tape will be read. So any backup generated on Windows 2003 RTM + QFE 873422 or Windows 2003 SP1 will have a 64K block size and will be read by any server. Any backup generated on Windows 2003 RTM, Windows 2003 SP1 + QFE 907418 or Windows 2003 SP2 will have a block size up to 1MB and will be read by any server that is capable of reading the same block size or greater. The maximum block size is determined by the tape drive, SCSI controller, their drivers and whether PAE is enabled or not. If PAE is enabled the maximum block size will be limited by half the maximum block size the tape drive, SCSI controller and their drivers will support.
References
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Issue is documented in as long as the server reading the backup has the capability to read the same or a larger block size than the server that created it, the tape will be read. So any backup generated on Windows 2003 RTM + QFE 873422 or Windows 2003 SP1 will have a 64K block size and will be read by any server. Any backup generated on Windows 2003 RTM, Windows 2003 SP1 + QFE 907418 or Windows 2003 SP2 will have a block size up to 1MB and will be read by any server that is capable of reading the same block size or greater. The maximum block size is determined by the tape drive, SCSI controller, their drivers and whether PAE is enabled or not. If PAE is enabled the maximum block size will be limited by half the maximum block size the tape drive, SCSI controller and their drivers will support.
Laura Zhang - MSFT
I wanted to share a link about Microsoft Certification
While the article does not go into specific tracks except for the purposes of example I do talk about the ideas behind all the tracks as a whole. So if you do have a question about the what, the why or just a plain old huh when it comes to the newer generation certifications check this article out, hopefully it can fill in a few blanks for you. I do not speak for Microsoft, Microsoft Learning or any of its subsidiaries, these views are simply my intuition and insight to the reasoning behind the new certifications based on my experiences with Microsoft Learning, past MS webcast sessions and my experiences as a Trainer, potential employee and a former and current employeer.
Read and enjoy.
http://www.askthemct.com/2008/06/01/whats-with-all-these-tests/
Stephen Charles Rea [MCT] askthemct.com
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Is Windows NT affected by MS08-067 vulnerability?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx
Thanks!
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Forums 3 - Release 8
The most interesting or impactful changes are:
- Update to the forum search list of scoping options. You'll notice that in the drop down box for the forums search you'll now see fewer options. The available options should make the list easier to use. You can now widen the scope of the search from the forum or category you're looking at. If you're in a specific forum you'll search that forum by default.
- Hyperlinks will now allow strings with "ID=" in them. The overzealous ID stripping has been fixed and you should now be able to insert links properly.
- Updates to MVP Profile Sync. This should make our MVP tag much more reliable.
- Updates to the search application. You should notice some small changes to the search experience that will make things better.
As always if you see a problem, please report it in the bug reporting forum here.
Jeremy Kelley
Robotics Forum Searches not working properly
When I am at the top level Robotics Forum the search box says "Search all Microsoft Robotics Forums". When you enter text into this search box and search it actually returns results from ALL the Microsoft forums, not just the Robotics forum. Actually it seems that none of the searches performed inside the robotics forums or the actual posts themselves filter to just the robotics forum.
When you are in a specific Robotics forum (Say the CCR fourm) and enter search text into the search box on that page it always fails because the search text was changed. For example a search for "webcam" fails to find any posts because the search run was actually "webcam meta:Search.MSForums.ForumID(c936d61e-8411-4971-92c0-1ebac09ddbb3)"
ACK!
Bryan
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We realize that it's not the best user experience and are working to improve it in the new year.
Matt
Matt Fraser, STO Forums Software Developer
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