Missing VSS System Writer and CAPI2 error in Event Log

hello,

i'm having problems making full system backup of windows 2008 r2 x64. looks related missing vss system writer. when i'm running command "vssadmin list writers" there no system writer in writers list , in event log capi2 error (event id 513) showing description:

cryptographic services failed while processing onidentity() call in system writer object.
 
 details:
 
 traversedir : unable push subdirectory.
 
 system error:
 
 unspecified error

<event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <system>
   <provider name="microsoft-windows-capi2" guid="{5bbca4a8-b209-48dc-a8c7-b23d3e5216fb}" eventsourcename="microsoft-windows-capi2" /> 
   <eventid qualifiers="0">513</eventid> 
   <version>0</version> 
   <level>2</level> 
   <task>0</task> 
   <opcode>0</opcode> 
   <keywords>0x8080000000000000</keywords> 
   <timecreated systemtime="2010-03-14t01:06:35.639125000z" /> 
   <eventrecordid>207975</eventrecordid> 
   <correlation /> 
   <execution processid="968" threadid="11588" /> 
   <channel>application</channel> 
   <computer>system3</computer> 
   <security /> 
   </system>
  <eventdata>
   <data>details: traversedir : unable push subdirectory. system error: unspecified error</data> 
   </eventdata>
   </event>

idea wrong?

in advance

hi there,

please try out following steps recreate writers: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940184. step 9 interesting you.

also, capi2 error related, if not, can try register capicom.dll using regsvr32 capicom.dll.

hope helps.

regards,

stefan hazenbroek

Windows Server  >  File Services and Storage