How to Fix Missing Writer - "vssadmin list writers"

How to fix Missing Writer :

*** Applies to: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 ***

If  DataShield Fails with error message "Writer Missing" or "Failed" or "Timed Out" or "Waiting for Completion" in command  " vssadmin list writers ", follow the below instructions to fix the issue:

From elevated cmd (run as Admin) execute following commands sequentially …

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Takeown /f %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /a 

icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(RX)"

icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "YourDomain\Domain Admins":(RX)

icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "YourDomain\Domain Users":(RX)

icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "NT Service\trustedinstaller:(F)"

icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant BUILTIN\Users:(RX)

Takeown /f %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\* /a 

icacls %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\*.* /grant "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(RX)"

icacls %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\*.* /grant "NT Service\trustedinstaller:(F)"

icacls %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\*.* /grant BUILTIN\Users:(RX)

net stop cryptsvc && net start cryptsvc

net stop vss && net start vss

net stop Winmgmt && net start Winmgmt

How to fix Missing Writer :

*** Applies to: Windows Server 2003 ***

If  DataShield Fails with error message "Writer Missing" or "Failed" or "Timed Out" or "Waiting for Completion" in command  " vssadmin list writers ", follow the below instructions to fix the issue

Open command prompt and change directory to windows/system32 and type in the following commands

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regsvr32.exe /i eventcls.dll

regsvr32.exe /i swprv.dll

regsvr32.exe vssui.dll

regsvr32.exe vss_ps.dll

regsvr32.exe msxml.dll

regsvr32.exe msxml2.dll

regsvr32.exe msxml3.dll

regsvr32.exe ole32.dll

regsvr32.exe oleaut32.dll

regsvr32.exe es.dll

regsvr32 stdprov.dll

Vssvc /Register

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