On 2015-03-13 09:11, Timothy J Massey wrote:
> Michael Stowe <mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org> wrote on 03/13/2015
> 09:47:06 AM:
> 
>  > I find that backing up open files is particularly useful:
>  >
>  > http://www.michaelstowe.com/backuppc/
> 
> I have found his tool quite helpful in every regard except one: the
> installer will fail to install on Windows Server 2012/R2 (and quite
> likely Windows 8/8.1). It doesn't detect the VSS version and therefore
> won't install *anything*. (And needless to say, all of my new servers
> are 2012...)

I'm happy to point out that this has been updated, and it now works with 
Server 2012 as well as the Windows 8/8.1 series.

> Michael was kind enough to send me the source code for the installer,
> but my installer-fu is weak: after a weekend of playing with it I was
> no closer to making it work.
> 
> I've been told that it's not terribly difficult to do by hand what the
> installer is doing, but I haven't tried. If there are any users out
> there who have done the manual version and have documented the
> process, I would greatly appreciate seeing that documentation...
> 
> Tim Massey

That said, a little over a month ago (I think) somebody did an excellent 
job of documenting their experience and the issues they encountered on 
this mailing list.  It's on my "to do" list to add that to the 
documentation.

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