Hi all ,In one of our Windows 2003 Standard(32 Bit) server there is below error. I have searched in Microsoft asked me to install below Patch - i have installed and rebooted still the same.Could some one please share.KB Article Number(s): 833167Language: EnglisPlatform: i386Location: (http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows%20Server%202003/sp1/Fix67560/3790/free/158865_ENU_i386_zip.exeEvent Type:ErrorEvent Source:VSSEvent Category:NoneEvent ID:12292Date:24/11/2009Time:12:09:01 AMUser:N/AComputer:DBS1Description:Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error creating the Shadow Copy Provider COM class with CLSID {5fc845eb-f299-40f0-9725-34045f7ea8ba} [0x80070424]. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.Data:0000: 2d 20 43 6f 64 65 3a 20 - Code: 0008: 43 4f 52 48 57 50 57 43 CORHWPWC0010: 30 30 30 30 30 33 30 36 000003060018: 2d 20 43 61 6c 6c 3a 20 - Call: 0020: 43 4f 52 48 57 50 57 43 CORHWPWC0028: 30 30 30 30 30 32 34 32 000002420030: 2d 20 50 49 44 3a 20 20 - PID: 0038: 30 30 30 30 32 31 37 36 000021760040: 2d 20 54 49 44 3a 20 20 - TID: 0048: 30 30 30 30 35 32 32 34 000052240050: 2d 20 43 4d 44 3a 20 20 - CMD: 0058: 43 3a 5c 77 69 6e 64 6f C:\windo0060: 77 73 5c 53 79 73 74 65 ws\Syste0068: 6d 33 32 5c 76 73 73 76 m32\vssv0070: 63 2e 65 78 65 20 20 20 c.exe 0078: 2d 20 55 73 65 72 3a 20 - User: 0080: 4e 54 20 41 55 54 48 4f NT AUTHO0088: 52 49 54 59 5c 53 59 53 RITY\SYS0090: 54 45 4d 20 20 20 20 20 TEM 0098: 2d 20 53 69 64 3a 20 20 - Sid: 00a0: 53 2d 31 2d 35 2d 31 38 S-1-5-18

Hello,Have you seen this article?:Error events are generated when you try to perform a system state backup on a Windows Server 2003-based computerCertifications: MCSA 2003 MCSE 2003

Hi there,Thanks for link, i followed the same.. It's working now. Thanks once again.Regards,Bala.

your the solution here: http://backupchain.com/How-to-fix-volume-shadow-copy-service-error-creating-the-shadow-copy-provider.html and by the way, it's because of acronis!