Category: Windows

Windows Server Volume Shadow Copy not working

Symptom: On Windows Server 2003 (SBS, Standard, etc.), error 0x8004230f (“The shadow copy provider had an unexpected error”) occurs when running NTBackup and/or when the Volume Shadow Copy scheduled task(s) run. Cause: This error can occur If certain VSS DLLs…

Windows endless loop of CHKDSK

Symptom: You schedule a chkdsk before rebooting a Windows machine (can be Windows XP or any flavor of Server 2003, possibly others as well) it appears to run through the chkdsk successfully, then reboots again and continues the cycle, continuously…

Recent BSOD caused by being too updated?

From article on eWeek.com here: Microsoft is investigating reports that users are experiencing the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” after installing one of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates. According to Microsoft, the problem appears to be related to MS10-015, but…

Installing LLTD on XP SP3

If you have WIndows XP SP3 and you try to install the Microsoft hotfix to install the Link Layer Topology Discovery service, you’ll get an immediate error message saying: “Setup has detected that the Service Pack version of this system…