Error 8004230f and 2155348075 "Windows Backup failed to create the shared protection point on the source volumes."

Question

Hello,
When I try to run a system state backup with this command: wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:<drive letter>
I get the error
"Failed to create the shared protection point on the source volumes.
ERROR - Volume Shadow Copy Service operation error (0x8004230f)
The shadow copy provider had an unexpected error while trying to process the specified operation."
I'm not sure how to fix this. I'm logged into the machine as an Administrator.
Windows Server Enterprise 2008 SP2 64-bit
Any suggestions??

Answer 1

After I re-registered the dll, I'm still getting the same error in the command window. The DLL registers successfully and the "MS Software Shadow Copy Provider" starts fine.
Two errors in the Event Viewer:
1.)
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Backup
Date:          1/21/2014 10:11:25 AM
Event ID:      521
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:     
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      mfacs-server-7.gs.umt.edu
Description:
Backup started at '1/21/2014 5:11:11 PM' failed as Volume Shadow copy operation failed for backup volumes with following error code '2155348075'. Please rerun backup once issue is resolved.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Backup" Guid="{1db28f2e-8f80-4027-8c5a-a11f7f10f62d}" />
    <EventID>521</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-01-21T17:11:25.287Z" />
    <EventRecordID>11410</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="4964" ThreadID="3528" />
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>mfacs-server-7.gs.umt.edu</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="BackupTime">2014-01-21T17:11:11.920Z</Data>
    <Data Name="ErrorCode">2155348075</Data>
    <Data Name="ErrorMessage">%%2155348075</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>
2.)
Log Name:      Application
Source:        VSS
Date:          1/21/2014 10:11:24 AM
Event ID:      12293
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      mfacs-server-7.gs.umt.edu
Description:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on a Shadow Copy Provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Routine details EndPrepareSnapshots({40d86592-3a48-4d38-afab-0e4a7b8bb8f1}) [hr = 0x8000ffff].
Operation:
   Executing Asynchronous Operation
Context:
   Current State: DoSnapshotSet
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="VSS" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">12293</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-01-21T17:11:24.000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>11409</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>mfacs-server-7.gs.umt.edu</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>{b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}</Data>
    <Data>EndPrepareSnapshots({40d86592-3a48-4d38-afab-0e4a7b8bb8f1})</Data>
    <Data>0x8000ffff</Data>
    <Data>
Operation:
   Executing Asynchronous Operation
Context:
   Current State: DoSnapshotSet</Data>
    <Binary>2D20436F64653A20434F52534E50534330303030313630392D2043616C6C3A20434F52534E50534330303030313539302D205049443A202030303030323732302D205449443A202030303030343139322D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C76737376632E6578652020202D20557365723A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D20202020202D205369643A2020532D312D352D3138</Binary>
  </EventData>
</Event>
Results of vssadmin list writers:
C:\Windows\system32>vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Writer name: 'System Writer'
   Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
   Writer Instance Id: {f3c10044-4938-4d49-9f2d-789c571a6428}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter'
   Writer Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}
   Writer Instance Id: {aaa19109-d447-40ec-b71e-2a8fbaed55ad}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
   Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
   Writer Instance Id: {f64b2bfa-fd68-4729-bebb-7e281b144fc5}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'DPM Writer'
   Writer Id: {0074a271-4f24-43e0-9ec7-28a44189cb80}
   Writer Instance Id: {38646851-4a56-4499-b90c-181a839cae95}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
   Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
   Writer Instance Id: {7ae6130c-b116-44a9-87a4-4b8bee461131}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
   Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
   Writer Instance Id: {62a5b392-a50f-4703-8c23-acb5590efcd1}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
   Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
   Writer Instance Id: {1615a920-5ec9-43d0-b6ff-a5b767430623}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
   Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
   Writer Instance Id: {f22b72f6-940b-42c9-a824-80858e6f5f5c}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
   Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
   Writer Instance Id: {4c603239-dd36-4343-aba7-73858e574e39}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: No error
C:\Windows\system32>
Thanks!