According to page 17 of the Windows Vista Product Guide, shadow copies
(previous versions of files) are not available in the Home Basic and Home
Premium editions. The "Windows Shadow Copy" PT refers to is not synonymous
with VSS. It is the branding for the previous versions feature.
PT does not mean that VSS is not available in some editions of Vista because
all editions provide System Restore which relies on volsnap.sys for the
snapshots used in setting new RS points. It is the case that several
features that RELY on VSS are not enabled in all editions. To my knowledge,
VSS is integral to the platform.
"jesusg" <jesusg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F855778-D61E-4E3D-AD0B-E4A7553CD886@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm developing a backup application for Vista, and I'm using VSS.
>
> I've read at Pul Thurrott's Supersite
> (http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_02.asp) that nor Home Basic
> nor
> Home Premium support ShadowCopy.
>
> Can anybody confirm if the Volume Shadow Copy Service is usable in Vista
> Home editions ?
>
> TIA,
> --
> Jesús Guinda