Restore using Windows Image Backup = error (0x80042408)

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Restore using Windows Image Backup = error (0x80042408)

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Used when creating virtualbox VHD for virtualised SBS2011 server (as backup). Direct disk2vhd completed but vhd files had strange sizes and would not boot. Original SBS2011 server disk was dynamic and mirrored (system & data partitions). Used system image restore as alternative method for creating SBS 2011 virtual machine.

When using install media recovery GUI getting error 0x80042408 (not enough space) even though destination drives where same size as backed up source drives.

Boot SBS 2011 install media
Command Prompt (in system recovery options)
diskpart (used to check drive letters and recreate partitions of identical size to original)


used manual restore method as workaround utilising the wbadmin command line:

wbadmin get versions –backuptarget:<Target:> {target = backup drive:}

This is to interrogate the media for the backup sets that are present on the target drive.

wbadmin get items –version:<versionid> -backuptarget:<Target:> {versionid in date format 20/12/2017-01:00}

Then this command shows the volumes and applications contained within the backup set on that drive or device.

Wbadmin start recovery –version:<versionid> -backuptarget:<Target:> -itemType:Volume –items:C: -recoverytarget:D:

Where Target: is the target drive letter. This command performs the restore. Here we are only restoring the system drive, as the applications and services relying on the data contained on other disks could be restored simply by robocopying the data back onto those data disks and then correcting the drive letters afterwards whereupon the services could be started.

After completing the above, the system was then still missing some boot files.




We then repaired using a Windows 2008 R2 / 7 x64 automatic repair and the system started to boot but obviously BSOD'd itself from lack of drivers for the new storage devices.

The Windows DVD could not repair any further and so we therefore had to add the storage device drivers manually using:

DISM /image:C:\ /add-driver /driver:G:\ /recurse
(C is my OS partition and G is the DVD drive where the driver DVD is inserted.)

This added the files from the X4150 drivers\storagetek\windows\2008\ and drivers\storagetek\windows\2008\amd64\

The system then booted OK but the drive letters had changed. After re-assigning the drive letters the system appeared to be back to normal.

Just for anyone still having difficulty, sometimes we are unable to run the repair from the DVD until we have repaired the bootcfg folder using bootrec /rebuildbcd after which we can run the DVD repair and start Windows successfully which on 7/2008 R2 or later will then install the required drivers to boot from there.

If you still have BSOD difficulties then use the DISM command above to add necessary drivers.



As copied from https://blog.sircles.net/post/2016/07/2 ... ows-backup
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