Assuming you are an admin user, no security should be bothering the backup
rights. I would think something was out in your security settings.
HOW TO Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;313222
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Mark L. Ferguson
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"Lou" <Lou@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> When I try to use the backup and restore program from control panel to
> create
> a file backp on my external hard drive, the backup fails. I get the
> following
> error message:
> "Backup did not complete successfully. File backup could not start for the
> following reason: Access is denied. (0x80070005).
>
> I am running Norton Internet Security 2008. I have turned off the windows
> firewall and stopped the norton firewall.
>
> Anyone run across this and know how to handle it? I don't see any posts
> about it.
>
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> Lou