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• When you perform a backup operation by using the NTBackup tool, the following event is logged in the Application log:
  Event Type: Error
  Event Source: NTBackup
  Event ID: 8019
  Description: End Operation: Warnings or errors were encountered. Consult the backup report for more details.Note If you view the backup log file, the following information is displayed:
  Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0xffffffff
• If you access the properties of a volume and then click Shadow Copies, you receive one of the following error messages:
  Error 0x8004230F: The shadow copy provider had an unexpected error while trying to process the specified operation.
  Error 0×80004002: No such interface supported
• One of the following events is logged in the Application log:Event Type: Error
  Event Source: VSS
  Event ID: 20
  Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: A critical component required by the Volume Shadow Copy Service is not registered. This might happened if an error occurred during Windows setup or during installation of a Shadow Copy provider. The error returned from CoCreateInstance on class with CLSID {faf53cc4-bd73-4e36-83f1-2b23f46e513e} and Name VSSEvent is [0x80040154].Event Type: Error
  Event Source: VSS
  Event ID: 20
  Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: A critical component required by the Volume Shadow Copy Service is not registered. This might happened if an error occurred during Windows setup or during installation of a Shadow Copy provider. The error returned from CoCreateInstance on class with CLSID {faf53cc4-bd73-4e36-83f1-2b23f46e513e} and Name VSSEvent is [0x80004002].

  Event Type: Error
  Event Source: VSS
  Event ID: 8193
  Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine CoCreateInstance. hr = 0×80040154.

  Event Type: Error
  Event Source: VSS
  Event Category: None
  Event ID: 8193
  Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine CoCreateInstance. hr = 0×80004002.

  Event Type: Error
  Event Source: VSS
  Event ID: 12302
  Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected in trying to contact shadow copy service writers. Please check to see that the Event Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating properly.

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CAUSE

This issue occurs because the VSS system files are not registered….

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RESOLUTION

Note This article is not for use with Windows Vista, with Windows Server 2008, o…

To have us fix this problem for you, go to the “Fix it for me” section. If you prefer to fix this problem yourself, go to the “Let me fix it myself” section.

Fix it for me

To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix it button or link. In the File Download dialog box, click Run and then follow the steps in the Fix it Wizard.

Notes

• This wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.
• If you are not on the computer that has the problem, save the Fix it solution to a flash drive or a CD and then run it on the computer that has the problem.

Then, go to the “Did this fix the problem?” section.

Let me fix it myself

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. Type the following commands at a command prompt. Press ENTER after you type each command.
   • cd /d %windir%\system32
   • Net stop vss
   • Net stop swprv
   • regsvr32 ole32.dll
   • regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
   • regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
   • vssvc /register
   • regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
   • regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
   • regsvr32 es.dll
   • regsvr32 stdprov.dll
   • regsvr32 vssui.dll
   • regsvr32 msxml.dll
   • regsvr32 msxml3.dll
   • regsvr32 msxml4.dll

   Note The last command may not run successfully.

3. Perform a backup operation to verify that the issue is resolved.

Did this fix the problem?

• Check whether the problem is fixed. If the problem is fixed, you are finished with this section. If the problem is not fixed, you can contact support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus) .
• We would appreciate your feedback. To provide feedback or to report any issues with this solution, please leave a comment on the “Fix it for me (http://blogs.technet.com/fixit4me/) ” blog or send us an email (mailto:fixit4me@microsoft.com?Subject=KB) message.

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How to enable TLS (SSL) for SMTP connector to encrypt the
SMTP traffic.

The use of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol over SMTP offers
certificate-based authentication and helps provide security-enhanced data
transfers by using symmetric encryption keys. In symmetric-key encryption
(also known as shared secret), the same key is used to encrypt and to
decrypt the message. TLS applies a Hash-based Message Authentication Code
(HMAC). HMAC uses a hash algorithm in combination with a shared secret key
to help make sure that the data has not been modified during transmission.
The shared secret key is appended to the data to be hashed. This helps
enhance the security of the hash because both parties must have the same
shared secret key to verify that the data is authentic.

Enable TLS on SMTP connector in SBS:

1. Install an X.509 server certificate on the server.

For more information about X.509 certificates, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
319574 How to use certificates with virtual servers in Exchange 2000 Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319574/

2. Enable TLS on the SMTP connector with smarthost configured. To enable
TLS encryption, right-click the SMTP connector, and then click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab, click Outbound Security, and then click to select
the TLS Encryption check box.

3. Restart SMTP service and Routing Engine service.

See the following article for details:
How to help protect SMTP communication by using the Transport Layer
Security protocol in Exchange Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829721

Additional info on TLS:
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How to secure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol client message delivery in
Exchange 2000 Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=319267

823024 How to Use Certificates with Virtual Servers in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823024

329061 Exchange Server cannot communicate with non-TLS domains
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329061

Download details: Windows SBS 2003 to 2008 Migration Guide

The Official SBS Blog : How to Install a Public 3rd Party SSL Certificate on IIS on SBS 2003