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    I have a desktop running 32-bit Windows XP Professional, whose network name is BIGBOY.  I've been backing it up for nearly two years with WHS.  Recently I had a hard drive in BIGBOY fail.  I restored the entire image successfully, using the latest backup job.

    I'm now moving to 64-bit Windows 7.  Since I prefer clean installs, I confirmed that I had a fresh backup on WHS and also backed up the key data with Windows Easy Transfer.  The OS installation went smoothly.  But unfortunately I can't open the backup image created by Windows Easy Transfer, which I now understand may be the result of problems with that utility when using a password to protect the images.

    So I went to WHS and mounted the most recent backup.  The images mounted successfully and I am able to move a few files at a time, if they're small.  If they're larger--say, a directory with 250 MB, or a single ISO of 1GB--the backup dismounts halfway through the file transfer.  This has happened a dozen times in a row.  I can continue moving a few files at a time but this will take me days.

    Thoughts?
    Friday, November 6, 2009 2:02 AM
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    If you check here (I think this path is valid for Windows 7) on the client that you've been trying to restore:
    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Home Server\logs

    You'll find logs of the various Windows Home Server operations. Look for one from just after your most recent restore attempt and see if it shows you anything.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Friday, November 6, 2009 4:00 AM
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    Here are the last four logs, in what I believe to be sequential order.  I'm not seeing an answer, but perhaps it's my uneducated eye.

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    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] Parent 5032 sequence   738181
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] OPTION: -v <volume> 0 was specified
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] OPTION: -f <flush> was specified
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] GetMountedVolumeLetter: uniqueId = \??\Volume{068a4093-ca9f-11de-95b4-0018f32b5334}\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - got volume at Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] File $LDR$ found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] File $WIN_NT$.~BT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] File 207f729c2ac1298180 found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] File AdobeDebug.txt found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] File AUTOEXEC.BAT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] Mounted volume is Z:
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] Opening raw volume
    [11/5/2009 10:50:56 PM 13e8] Flushing \\.\Z:
    [11/5/2009 10:50:57 PM 13e8] Successful flush
    [11/5/2009 10:50:57 PM 13e8] Locking volume
    [11/5/2009 10:52:09 PM 13e8] Dismounting volume
    [11/5/2009 10:52:09 PM 13e8] Successful dismount
    [11/5/2009 10:52:09 PM 13e8] Unlocking volume
    [11/5/2009 10:52:13 PM 13e8] Returning 90

    [11/5/2009 10:52:22 PM  c44] Parent 5032 sequence   824652
    [11/5/2009 10:52:22 PM  c44] OPTION: -v <volume> 1 was specified
    [11/5/2009 10:52:22 PM  c44] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - unable to get volume name
    [11/5/2009 10:52:22 PM  c44] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - failed getting volume letter
    [11/5/2009 10:52:22 PM  c44] WARN : Unable to locate the mounted volume letter - sleeping 1000ms
    [11/5/2009 10:52:23 PM  c44] GetMountedVolumeLetter: uniqueId = \??\Volume{068a409d-ca9f-11de-95b4-0018f32b5334}\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:23 PM  c44] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - got volume at Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] File $LDR$ found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] File $WIN_NT$.~BT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] File 207f729c2ac1298180 found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] File AdobeDebug.txt found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] File AUTOEXEC.BAT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] Mounted volume is Z:
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM  c44] Returning 90


    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] Parent 5032 sequence   828724
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] OPTION: -v <volume> 1 was specified
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] OPTION: -e <explore> was specified
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] GetMountedVolumeLetter: uniqueId = \??\Volume{068a409d-ca9f-11de-95b4-0018f32b5334}\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - got volume at Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] File $LDR$ found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] File $WIN_NT$.~BT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] File 207f729c2ac1298180 found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] File AdobeDebug.txt found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] File AUTOEXEC.BAT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] Mounted volume is Z:
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] Opening Z:\...
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1074] Returning 90


    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] Parent 4488 sequence   973961
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] OPTION: -v <volume> 0 was specified
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] OPTION: -i <iteration> 16 was specified
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] OPTION: -d <delete> \Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\Temp was specified
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] GetMountedVolumeLetter: uniqueId = \??\Volume{27d55f42-ca65-11de-897e-0018f32b5334}\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - got volume at Z:\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] File $LDR$ found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] File $WIN_NT$.~BT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] File 207f729c2ac1298180 found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] File AdobeDebug.txt found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] File AUTOEXEC.BAT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] Mounted volume is Z:
    [11/5/2009 4:00:37 PM  e7c] Returning 90
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] Parent 5032 sequence   828708
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] OPTION: -v <volume> 1 was specified
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] GetMountedVolumeLetter: uniqueId = \??\Volume{068a409d-ca9f-11de-95b4-0018f32b5334}\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] MountedRestoreHelper::GetMountedVolumeLetter() - got volume at Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] File $LDR$ found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] File $WIN_NT$.~BT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] File 207f729c2ac1298180 found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] File AdobeDebug.txt found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] File AUTOEXEC.BAT found on volume Z:\
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] Mounted volume is Z:
    [11/5/2009 10:52:26 PM 1200] Returning 90
    Friday, November 6, 2009 7:16 AM
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    Quick question: Did you keep the Windows Explorer Window for drive Z: open all the time? (Closing it disconnects it.)
    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    Friday, November 6, 2009 8:45 AM
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