Vista - Restore Point and PC Backup Error

When I attempt to Create Restore Point or perform a Complete PC Backup, I
receive the following message:

The restore point (or backup) could not be created for the following reason:
The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is retried,
the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)
Please try again.

Repeated attempts continue to fail.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Mark, I'm seeing numerous reports of these errors in the newsgroups. I hope
to have a solution (or at least a cause) very soon.

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"Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
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> When I attempt to Create Restore Point or perform a Complete PC Backup, I
> receive the following message:
>
> The restore point (or backup) could not be created for the following
> reason:
> The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is
> retried, the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)
> Please try again.
>
> Repeated attempts continue to fail.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks!

Thank you!

Patiently awaiting without a restore point or backup. :-)


"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" <jillz@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Mark, I'm seeing numerous reports of these errors in the newsgroups. I
> hope to have a solution (or at least a cause) very soon.
>
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> rights.
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> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>
>
> "Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
> news:67GdnWwMy-Per5HbnZ2dnUVZ_segnZ2d@insightbb.com...
>> When I attempt to Create Restore Point or perform a Complete PC Backup, I
>> receive the following message:
>>
>> The restore point (or backup) could not be created for the following
>> reason:
>> The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is
>> retried, the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)
>> Please try again.
>>
>> Repeated attempts continue to fail.
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks!
>

I sent you email, but if you could let me know what kind of computer you
have (and is it brand new?) I'd appreciate it.

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"Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
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> Thank you!
>
> Patiently awaiting without a restore point or backup. :-)
>
>
> "Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" <jillz@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uTHGp1kcHHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Mark, I'm seeing numerous reports of these errors in the newsgroups. I
>> hope to have a solution (or at least a cause) very soon.
>>
>> --
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
>> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>>
>>
>> "Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
>> news:67GdnWwMy-Per5HbnZ2dnUVZ_segnZ2d@insightbb.com...
>>> When I attempt to Create Restore Point or perform a Complete PC Backup,
>>> I receive the following message:
>>>
>>> The restore point (or backup) could not be created for the following
>>> reason:
>>> The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is
>>> retried, the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)
>>> Please try again.
>>>
>>> Repeated attempts continue to fail.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? Thanks!
>>
>

For the group:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor (2.4 GHz)
Memory: 2 GB Super Talent - PC6400 - 800MHz
ASUS M2N4-SLI ACPI BIOS Rev 0802
Chipset: AMD 1100 Rev 0

Nvidia GeForce 7300 GS

Drive 0: ST380013A ATA Device
Drive 1: WDC WD800JB-00JJC0 ATA Device
Drive 2: Memorex 52MAXX 3252AJ1 ATA Device
Drive 3: Plextor DVDR PX-740A ATA Device

Vista: 6.0.6000

About 4 months old.

"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" <jillz@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O6NBJ9kcHHA.4392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I sent you email, but if you could let me know what kind of computer you
>have (and is it brand new?) I'd appreciate it.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
> "Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
> news:-p-dnaV2Dt6zpZHbnZ2dnUVZ_r-onZ2d@insightbb.com...
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Patiently awaiting without a restore point or backup. :-)
>>
>>
>> "Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" <jillz@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:uTHGp1kcHHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Mark, I'm seeing numerous reports of these errors in the newsgroups. I
>>> hope to have a solution (or at least a cause) very soon.
>>>
>>> --
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit
>>> our team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
>>> news:67GdnWwMy-Per5HbnZ2dnUVZ_segnZ2d@insightbb.com...
>>>> When I attempt to Create Restore Point or perform a Complete PC Backup,
>>>> I receive the following message:
>>>>
>>>> The restore point (or backup) could not be created for the following
>>>> reason:
>>>> The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is
>>>> retried, the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)
>>>> Please try again.
>>>>
>>>> Repeated attempts continue to fail.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas? Thanks!
>>>
>>
>

Thank you Jill for all your help! I hope you find the problem.

In the meantime, I've reinstalled Vista (clean) and since found that all
functionality has been restored to Backup and Restore Points. This implies
that I possibly installed something not compatible or something malicious
that I just pushed past the UAC. Less likely, but possible, something in
Vista corrupted other files.

Now I have a backup and restore point so it won't be as ugly next time.


"Mark @insightbb.com>" <jmhonzell<nospam> wrote in message
news:67GdnWwMy-Per5HbnZ2dnUVZ_segnZ2d@insightbb.com...
> When I attempt to Create Restore Point or perform a Complete PC Backup, I
> receive the following message:
>
> The restore point (or backup) could not be created for the following
> reason:
> The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is
> retried, the error may not reoccur. (0x800423F3)
> Please try again.
>
> Repeated attempts continue to fail.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks!