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storm44

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Registered: 2015-02-10

Posts: 2

Takeown error

I decided to try a backup on a windows XP system with 3 profiles using a Win8.1 SE bootable DVD with the Autobackup6 pro script added, All went well until I received the error: Windows cannot find "takeown" make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again. Once you get the error you only have a dialog box with a ok button and no other options but stop the process and start again. Is there a way around this?

Fab

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Registered: 2011-05-11

Posts: 1,311

Re: Takeown error

Hi,
takeown.exe is a command line utility that should be in your Win 8.1 SE. The program tries to use it when it encounters permission problems with the files it is trying to copy.
Is this utility in your PE ? To answer this question, just boot your DVD and check if the "x:\windows\system32\takeown.exe" file exists.
That said, I have changed some code lines to call takeown.exe only if it is in the system directory and skip the instruction if it is not there.
I have sent a download link in your private messages. Let me know if it improved something

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Fab

storm44

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Registered: 2015-02-10

Posts: 2

Re: Takeown error

"x:\windows\system32\takeown.exe" did exist in the proper folder. After running the test version I did not get any more "takeown" errors but I did get a few "could not find icacls.exe" errors but once I clicked ok to retry, the backup resumed. when I reviewed the logs there was only 1 file out of 49 gigabytes of data that was not able to copy.

So all is well.
Thank you for your help

Last edited by storm44 (2015-02-11 01:12:21)

Fab

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Registered: 2011-05-11

Posts: 1,311

Re: Takeown error

That is a good news. I have performed the same modifications for the icacls.exe (used to set permissions on files and folders). I think there might be some problem with the %path% environment variable in your PE and it is just unable to find them when system executables are just called by their names. This is something I do not know how to fix in PE. Now, I have almost hard coded these executable paths in the program (IE: %Windir%\system32\icalcs.exe) instead of just calling them by their names.
You can download another test build (using the same link) if you want to check if the error message is gone. If so, I suggest that you flush your browser cache before or you will get strictly the same file.

Good feedback by the way
Thanks!

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Fab

murraytm

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Registered: 2015-02-17

Posts: 1

Re: Takeown error

We are experiencing the same problem at our shop. How can we obtain the updated / test build?

Thank you.

Fab

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Registered: 2011-05-11

Posts: 1,311

Re: Takeown error

We are experiencing the same problem at our shop. How can we obtain the updated / test build?

Thank you.

Just check your private messages. The link is inside. But get it quickly because the download link will not work for long

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Fab