re: Erunt and DriveImage backups suddenly taking 10 times longer!
Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by raminder singh
(92 messages posted)
Thank you for your final thoughts and useful advice for dealing with future problems.
I will implement your suggestions carefully.
On Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm, Jacob6601 wrote:
>Final thoughts:
>
>While thinking on the mysterious DriveImage fix, it seems that if you had errors
>in the "system backup" data, that could have been causing the Volume Shadow Services
>(VSS) to tie up. Removing/re-installing that app caused it to write new (and thus
>erase older) backup points. You might try turning "system backup" off, rebooting,
>etc. to completely clear the data out.
>
>The event 11 and event 5 errors, and their timing, may be hard to pinpoint. I would
>do as you are -- simply monitor the situation as best you can. You could Use Notepad
>to Create a Log File, in "all users\desktop", and open it at power on/user switch
>for a time stamp compare as you check the event viewer less frequently.
>
>Those events could also be caused by EMI noise. Again, I would try the cable (bad
>shielding) first. This is a cheap try at the most likely suspect. And most stores
>should accept the cable for return if it does not work. It is, after all, just wire.
>
>When replacing the cable, I should have noted that there is no need to remove the
>old one, simply unplug at both ends. Do not try to neatly route a replacement unless
>the problem is fixed.
>
>You want to keep this episode in mind if you ever have network problems. That NIC
>causing noise on the bus would be my second suspect to the event 11 and event 5
errors.
>
>The only other thing I can think of that might change at user switch (causing noise)
>would be the screen. Open a command prompt and use ALT-ENTER to switch between full
>screen/window a few times. Open the display properties and switch to a few higher
>and lower resolutions. Just cancel this out at the "do you want to keep this ..."
>box. Now check the event viewer.
>
>Use Notepad to Create a Log File = http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260563
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