Ian Betts

OK and yes I must agree that it could be the pen not the drive that will or
won't. It sure won't to the Pen but that may because at the time Vista was
written Pen's were not very bid on capacity, now of course they are.



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"Richardxxx" <Richardxxx.2tvzme@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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>
> Thanks Ian - I can assure you it was doing it! You're not confusing a
> USB hard drive with a USB Memory stick are you?
>
> Anyway I still need to sort this problem out - And regardless as to
> whether or not it will back up to a hard drive or not - pl;ease remember
> that I get the error message when I try to change the parameters - long
> before I get into backing up to any sort of hard drive. If I could sort
> that part out we could then argue happily for some time about whether or
> not we can back up to a USB hard drive or not!
>
> Regards
> Richard
>
>
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>
>

Ian Betts

OK Richard. If you put Mount Hard Drives in the Help and Support search box
you will get a read out about mounting drives. It may need this carried out.

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"Richardxxx" <Richardxxx.2twhwp@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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>
> Well I'm glad (and I hope) that's settled! Please can anyone offer me
> any help as requested below that doesn't involve "you can't do it" as I
> have been doing it
>
> Thanks Richard
>
>
>
> Richardxxx;336241 Wrote:
>> I am using Windows Vista Ultimate and trying to backup to a USB hard
>> Drive.
>>
>>
>> I have more or less the same problem as others have described in this
>> thread.
>>
>> 1 if i try to backup I get the error message as follows:
>>
>> QUOTE
>>
>> The backup Application could not start due to an internal error
>>
>> The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)
>>
>> Please check your system configuration and try again
>>
>> UNQUOTE
>>
>> If I try to "Change Backup Settings" I get exactly the same error
>> message.
>>
>> Originally I was able to backup using the Automatic File backup - I
>> haven't been able to for about a month. I have reformatted the external
>> drive in case there wasn't enough space on it. Still getting the same
>> errors though!
>>
>> I would be very grateful for any advice
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Richard
>
>
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> Richardxxx
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Richardxxx

Hi Ian - thanks for the mount/unmount tip - however that is not the
problem - I can't get as far as designating a disc to back-up onto.
First I need to be able to click on "Change Settings" which I can't do
without generating the error as detailed in my post


regards
Richard


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Richardxxx

Well I'm glad (and I hope) that's settled! Please can anyone offer me
any help as requested below that doesn't involve "you can't do it" as I
have been doing it

Thanks Richard



Richardxxx;336241 Wrote:
> I am using Windows Vista Ultimate and trying to backup to a USB hard
> Drive.
>
>
> I have more or less the same problem as others have described in this
> thread.
>
> 1 if i try to backup I get the error message as follows:
>
> QUOTE
>
> The backup Application could not start due to an internal error
>
> The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)
>
> Please check your system configuration and try again
>
> UNQUOTE
>
> If I try to "Change Backup Settings" I get exactly the same error
> message.
>
> Originally I was able to backup using the Automatic File backup - I
> haven't been able to for about a month. I have reformatted the external
> drive in case there wasn't enough space on it. Still getting the same
> errors though!
>
> I would be very grateful for any advice
>
> Many thanks
> Richard


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Ian Betts

OK and yes I must agree that it could be the pen not the drive that will or
won't. It sure won't to the Pen but that may because at the time Vista was
written Pen's were not very bid on capacity, now of course they are.



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"Richardxxx" <Richardxxx.2tvzme@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:Richardxxx.2tvzme@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Thanks Ian - I can assure you it was doing it! You're not confusing a
> USB hard drive with a USB Memory stick are you?
>
> Anyway I still need to sort this problem out - And regardless as to
> whether or not it will back up to a hard drive or not - pl;ease remember
> that I get the error message when I try to change the parameters - long
> before I get into backing up to any sort of hard drive. If I could sort
> that part out we could then argue happily for some time about whether or
> not we can back up to a USB hard drive or not!
>
> Regards
> Richard
>
>
> --
> Richardxxx
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Ian Betts

OK Richard. If you put Mount Hard Drives in the Help and Support search box
you will get a read out about mounting drives. It may need this carried out.

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"Richardxxx" <Richardxxx.2twhwp@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:Richardxxx.2twhwp@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Well I'm glad (and I hope) that's settled! Please can anyone offer me
> any help as requested below that doesn't involve "you can't do it" as I
> have been doing it
>
> Thanks Richard
>
>
>
> Richardxxx;336241 Wrote:
>> I am using Windows Vista Ultimate and trying to backup to a USB hard
>> Drive.
>>
>>
>> I have more or less the same problem as others have described in this
>> thread.
>>
>> 1 if i try to backup I get the error message as follows:
>>
>> QUOTE
>>
>> The backup Application could not start due to an internal error
>>
>> The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)
>>
>> Please check your system configuration and try again
>>
>> UNQUOTE
>>
>> If I try to "Change Backup Settings" I get exactly the same error
>> message.
>>
>> Originally I was able to backup using the Automatic File backup - I
>> haven't been able to for about a month. I have reformatted the external
>> drive in case there wasn't enough space on it. Still getting the same
>> errors though!
>>
>> I would be very grateful for any advice
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Richard
>
>
> --
> Richardxxx
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Richardxxx

Hi Ian - thanks for the mount/unmount tip - however that is not the
problem - I can't get as far as designating a disc to back-up onto.
First I need to be able to click on "Change Settings" which I can't do
without generating the error as detailed in my post


regards
Richard


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Ian Betts

I must confess I do not know if this would work in Vista but I have used
Goodsync in XP. It free. Go take a look.

http://www.goodsync.com

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"Richardxxx" <Richardxxx.2twpwd@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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>
> Hi Ian - thanks for the mount/unmount tip - however that is not the
> problem - I can't get as far as designating a disc to back-up onto.
> First I need to be able to click on "Change Settings" which I can't do
> without generating the error as detailed in my post
>
>
> regards
> Richard
>
>
> --
> Richardxxx
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Ian Betts

I must confess I do not know if this would work in Vista but I have used
Goodsync in XP. It free. Go take a look.

http://www.goodsync.com

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"Richardxxx" <Richardxxx.2twpwd@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:Richardxxx.2twpwd@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Hi Ian - thanks for the mount/unmount tip - however that is not the
> problem - I can't get as far as designating a disc to back-up onto.
> First I need to be able to click on "Change Settings" which I can't do
> without generating the error as detailed in my post
>
>
> regards
> Richard
>
>
> --
> Richardxxx
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Richardxxx

Ian - I can confirm that Goodsync works - I have used it in Vista for
some time - but I would like to get the native backup working correctly
as detailed in my original post.

Thank you
Richard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am using Windows Vista Ultimate and trying to backup to a USB hard
Drive.


I have more or less the same problem as others have described in this
thread.

1 if i try to backup I get the error message as follows:

QUOTE

The backup Application could not start due to an internal error

The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)

Please check your system configuration and try again

UNQUOTE

If I try to "Change Backup Settings" I get exactly the same error
message.

Originally I was able to backup using the Automatic File backup - I
haven't been able to for about a month. I have reformatted the external
drive in case there wasn't enough space on it. Still getting the same
errors though!

I would be very grateful for any advice

Many thanks
Richard


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