Windows SharePoint Services backup and recovery is not configured

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

Problem   Windows SharePoint Services backup and recovery is not configured.

Features affected   You cannot backup Windows SharePoint Services.

Solution   To resolve this issue, you must manually install Windows SharePoint Services Writer.

To install Windows SharePoint Services Writer

  1. Click Start, in the Search box type regedit, and then click OK.

  2. In the User Account Control window, click Continue.

  3. In Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ .

  4. If the WindowsServerBackup entry does not exist in the CurrentVersion subkey, create it as follows:

    1. Click CurrentVersion, on the Edit menu click New, and then click Key.

    2. Type WindowsServerBackup, and then press ENTER.

  5. If the Application Support entry does not exist in the WindowsServerBackup subkey, create it as follows:

    1. Click WindowsServerBackup, on the Edit menu click New, and then click Key.

    2. Type Application Support, and then press ENTER.

  6. If the {c2f52614-5e53-4858-a589-38eeb25c6184} entry does not exist in the Application Support subkey, create it as follows:

    1. Click Application Support, on the Edit menu click New, and then click Key.

    2. Type {c2f52614-5e53-4858-a589-38eeb25c6184}, and then press ENTER. This is the GUID for Windows SharePoint Services Writer.

  7. Right-click {c2f52614-5e53-4858-a589-38eeb25c6184}, click New, and then click String Value.

  8. In Value, type Application Identifier, and then press ENTER.

  9. Right-click Application Identifier, and then click Modify.

  10. In Value Data, type Windows SharePoint Services, and then click OK.

  11. On the Edit menu, click New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.

  12. Type UseSameVssContext, and then press ENTER.

  13. Right-click UseSameVssContext, and then click Modify.

  14. In Value Data, type 00000001, and then click OK.