Help with Backup failure's please......

[Jen~Ealogy]

Keep getting the following message...............



Backup location cannot be found or is not valid. Review backup settings and check your hardware configuration (0x81000006)

Any help appreciated.

[Guest]

I assume your on Vista ??? I am always having problems with backups on mine too,it asks for a blank disc I put one in and it repeatedly asks for one, I managed to back up to my portable drive last week but even that was a problem.
I much prefer XP to Vista.

[Jen~Ealogy]

XP any day Val......this is driving me potty!!!

[Guest]

Im seriously considering having mine taken off and xp put on

[Stella]

Ooh, can you do that Val. I much prefer XP. Do you do it yourself, or do you have to get an expert in to do it?

[Jen~Ealogy]

Hmm........didn't know that was possible Val......whats the procedure?

But if they're not continuing with XP........won't we be stuck with Vista?

[Guest]

PC World do it for people so I expect others must do too ???? I dont think its easy to do yourself although I dont know ??? maybe someone can tell us ???
My friend got her computer friend in to do it for her I might ask her how complicated it was.

[Britec]

Yes you can do it as long as you have a xp licence then your good to go

[PeteW1959]

There are only 3 legal ways to 'downgrade' from Vista to XP:-

1. If you bought a PC with an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) copy of Vista Business or Vista Ultimate. (However I presume most of you will have either Home Basic or Home Premium which you cannot downgrade)

2. If you are volume license user (like large companies or schools)

3. Buy a copy of XP (or at least have a full, not OEM, licence from an old machine that XP has been removed from)

Whichever way it is not like doing a reverse of upgrading. You will have to reformat and install XP from scratch.

[Guest]

oh really Pete ??? thanks for that ,sounds complicated maybe I'll just get used to this then.

[Jen~Ealogy]

Me too.......but still haven't solved this puddy backup failure problem!!!!

[Guest]

Search The Knowledge Base
dont know if this will help but they have online help

[dave pusey]

Keep getting the following message...............



Backup location cannot be found or is not valid. Review backup settings and check your hardware configuration (0x81000006)

Any help appreciated.

What type of device/media are you backing up to?

CD, DVD, Memory stick, external hard drive, floppies ?

[Britec]

Do you have service pack 1 on your vista? if no then download it and install it, see if this fix's your problem.
Its a big download but if you don't have it your need it, heres the link.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows-vista/windows-vista-sp1.html

[Jen~Ealogy]

Backing up to the hard drive Dave.

Brian down loaded service pack 1 earlier this week, took about 2 hrs.
was having the backup problems prior to this, and the down load didn't help. In fact, it made my laptop a whole lot slower, so I off loaded it again. May have to consider re load though if its vital..........I do have a driver which is unstable.........ever since I bought laptop 2 yrs ago. early days of Vista. Am unsure which patch if any, to use.