Tim Are you running W2K3 SP1 ? The whole VSS thing was very flakey pre SP1 and there were a number of MS hot fixes relating to VSS.
Leigh -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Brown Sent: 05 October 2005 12:14 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy failed. Has anyone seen this error on a Windows 2003 client 10/04/2005 20:33:58 VssQuerySystemWriters(): pAsync->QueryStatus() returns hr=E_UNEXPECTED 10/04/2005 20:33:58 ANS1948E Query system components via Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy failed. Tim Brown Systems Specialist Central Hudson Gas & Electric 284 South Ave Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 845-486-5643 Fax: 845-486-5921