The semaphore timeout period has expired

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  Hi,

  Regarding the error message you mentioned, have you try to refer to the suggestions provided in the thread below to see if it could help?

  Error 0x80070079: The semaphore timeout period has expired

  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c3fc9f5d-c073-4a9f-bb3d-b7bb8f893f78/error-0x80070079-the-semaphore-timeout-period-has-expired

  Since you received the error while doing the backup, I suggest we could refer to the following article to troubleshoot the backup issue to see if the issue persists.

  Troubleshooting Windows Home Server 2011

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/troubleshooting-2.aspx

  My Windows Home Server 2011 Backups Failed But I Fixed It (With Some Help)

  http://blogs.technet.com/b/tlyons/archive/2013/05/15/my-windows-home-server-2011-backups-failed-but-i-fixed-it-with-some-help.aspx

  Hope this helps.

  Best Regards,

  Andy Qi

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  • Marked as answer by Andy Qi Wednesday, August 7, 2013 6:24 AM

  Friday, August 2, 2013 12:16 PM
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  Interestingly I think I have traced it to the cause.  How to fix it is beyond me.  I recently added a Dell 1250c Color Laser printer.  If I have it installed not backups.  If I remove it Backup works fine.
  

  By the way this is the Server Backup not the Client Backup.  All Clients are backing up fine.

  • Edited by ender00 Friday, August 2, 2013 8:11 PM

  Friday, August 2, 2013 8:00 PM