Accessing locked files with the volume shadow copy service

[Vortex]

Hi Kernel_Gaddafi,

First of all, many thanks for the links. Much appreciated.

The volume shadow copy is a read-only portion of the hard disc which cannot be shared.

I tried to run the Create a Shadow Copy example on my XP SP3 machine but the script displayed an error mesage. I checked the Win32_ShadowCopy Class to see the requirements for usage :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394428%28VS.85%29.aspx

Minimum supported client
   None supported

Minimum supported server
   Windows Server 2003

At work, I can try the script on a server running Windows 2003. The same requirements applies for the other class Win32_ShadowStorage, no any supported client OS.

[bozo]

hey Vortex

yeah, seems anything predating windows 2003 doesn't support Win32_ShadowCopy class which is a pity.

to tell the truth, i was looking for myself what would be the best way to implement volume shadow copy given the differences between XP
and Win2k3..etc for both 32-bit/64-bit architectures.

i was leaning towards Win32_ShadowCopy but unfortunately it isn't available on XP.

[Vortex]

Hi Kernel_Gaddafi,

Yes, it's sad there is no support for XP regarding this area. It looks like that Windows 7 can benefit more the Volume Shadow Copy Service.

[Vortex]

Here is a new release supporting Windows 7

Version 1.01 fixing some bugs in vscopy for Windows XP and Server 2003

http://vortex.masmcode.com/files/vscopy101.zip