Error creating an image of Drive C:, rc =2

Hello, as mentioned in the subject line above, I get the following error when trying to capture an image of my reference computer:
Error creating an image of Drive C:, rc =2
ZTI Error - Non Zero return code by ZTIBackup, rc=2
ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by LiteTouch, rc = -2147467259
I've looked at other threads and tried suggestions such as adding the "Set Image Folder" / "Set Image Name" into the Task Sequence, but it solved nothing.
I am running Windows 7 Professional x64 and capturing from a server running MDT 2010.
Would there be anything else that would cause this?

I found out there was actually a second log! The one I posted previously was an old one...very strange. Here is the CURRENT ZTIBackup.log:
<![LOG[Property LogPath is now = C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Property Debug is now = FALSE]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Property DestinationDisk is now = 0]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Property DestinationPartition is now = 1]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Property DestinationLogicalDrive is now = C:]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Drive C: 29305520]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Local store path = C:\MININT\StateStore]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Total used space: 29305520]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Available space at C:\MININT\StateStore: 11652164]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Computer backup will use network path (ComputerBackupLocation=AUTO)]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Property OSDComputerName is now = ]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[WARNING - Unable to validation connection because a blank UNC was specified.]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="2" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Beginning backup of drive C:]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[About to run command: cmd /c ""C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\imagex.exe" /capture /compress maximum C: "\.wim" "201206141609CDrive" >> C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\ZTIBackup_imagex.log 2>&1"]LOG]!><time="16:09:54.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup"
context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Return code from command = 2]LOG]!><time="16:09:56.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Error creating an image of drive C:, rc = 2]LOG]!><time="16:09:56.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="3" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[ZTIBackup COMPLETED. Return Value = 2]LOG]!><time="16:09:56.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[Property BackupScriptComplete is now = YES]LOG]!><time="16:09:56.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">
<![LOG[ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by ZTIBackup, rc = 2]LOG]!><time="16:09:56.000+000" date="06-14-2012" component="ZTIBackup" context="" type="3" thread="" file="ZTIBackup">

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Third, to determine if the iDVD project will burn properly, create a disk image file (from within iDVD, go File->Save as Disk Image) and test it. Mount the disk image and then open DVD Player (in Applications) and view your project. If it plays correctly, you can then burn the actual DVD disk from the disk image file using Disk Utility.
From. Boise, Idaho
I did everything I've seen suggested, but a friend (who used to be an Apple Genius) suggested that I do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on gray background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
It worked, and I got a clean burn from iDVD.
Hopefully this can help other people.
by dheb0422
Well, I finally got it, and it was odd enough to post here incase anyone looks this topic up again. Many things were tried, including burning the unedited film, the edited film without titles and chapter markers, abbreviating the chapter markers in case length was the issue (remember the old iMovie used to truncate them when moving to iDVD?). In the process, I noticed that one, and only one, chapter marker was on the same line as the title marker. All the others were on the line above. The only way I seemed able to change that was to clip a few seconds of film. After that last clip, the offending marker took a place on the line above, as were all the others. That run published, compiled completely and burned. That's one for the books.
One user more writes
To add my experience with Multiplex Errors using iDVD (7.0.4), I recently created two iDVD projects
Video from both passed from FCE 4.01 with chapters
One project worked fine in creating disk image file
The other gave Multiplex Errors
I tried suggestions to remove special characters and no chapter marks at beginning, but nothing worked
Note that I've used iDVD for dozens of projects and this is first time I've run into Multiplex Errors
Anyway, for problem project, I tried an experiment where I removed all chapters in FCE and passed to new iDVD project
This time multiplex errors gone
So had something to do with chapters
So now I tried numerous experiments to remove individual chapters and try again creating disk image with new iDVD project
After numerous tries, I was able to narrow problem down to 1 "Bad" chapter mark
That is, when I left the "bad" chapter in my FCE project and passed to iDVD, iDVD gave multiplex error
When I removed "bad" chapter mark (and others in), no multiplex error
As a final experiment, I moved "bad" chapter mark about 5-10 sec's beyond original point and passed to iDVD, the multiplex errors now magically went away and I was able to finally create my disk image.
I have no idea why this worked, but thought I'd mention here in case someone else runs into similar problem.
Rich839
In addition to Bengt's fine advice, burning errors can occur if you have located any of your menu buttons wholly or partly outside of the safe TV viewing area. Go to your main project menu, then click on View/Show TV Safe Area, to check. Drag into the safe viewing area any buttons that are outside the safe viewing area.
Russ One - suggest this
Multiplex Error-There was an error during muxing preparation
One thing that worked for me was to export the video w/o chapter markers as a self contained movie (thereby not loosing the edits & etc). Then make a new FCE project and import that movie into a new sequence and add the chapter markers. I've used "-", "&" and "," with no problem in the chapter names. Removing the markers or exporting without them did solve the problem but renaming them with just numbers 1,2,3....5, did not solve the problem and since this problem seems to happen with with iMovie as well, it would suggest the problem is in the video or audio and in combination with the chapter markers iDVD just can't handle it. The only other possibility is that both iMovie and FCE share the same or similar chapter marker code that some how is corrupting the markers.
Summary - What to try
1. Chapters
• Only A to Z and 0 to 9 in chapter title
• No Chapter mark at very beginning of movie
• No Chapter mark in or within 2 seconds from any transition in movie
2. TV-safe area for buttons (no one outside this)
3. Safe re-boot
4. No other external devices connected - that are not needed
SDMacuser adds to this
• On #4 ... No ext. devices. Some think this applies mainly to ext. FW. Not the case. Also applies to ext. USB2 as well (not to mention flash drives too).
Do not leave 3rd party devices / camera / camcorder plugged in unless it is being used with iDvd's One Step process. Certain web cams can trigger this also (especially ones with added features like LED light/s that draw additional power from the FW or USB bus).
5. Minimum of 25Gb free space on Start-up hard disk
6. Make a DiskImage first - reduces where problem originates
7. Trash iDVD pref. file
8. Make a new iDVD project
9. Movies in project with same aspect ratio e.g. 4x3 or 16x9
10. No other programs/applications running during iDVD process. e.g. Internet, screen & energy savers
Yours Bengt W

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Iet up my new time capsule day and it's working great. Now that I've got everything sorted out, I'm ready to do the initial time machine back up on it. I went into preferences, changed the backup location to my TC and clicked 'back up now'. Very quickly I get a message that the backup failed: "Time Machine Error - The backup disk image could not be created".
I've searched the apple support area but haven't been able to figure this one out. Can anyone help, please? This is an initial backup. (FYI, it worked great on my old external drive.)
Many thanks

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Coincidently, these are the same sizes as the space used and the space available on my iMac's drive.
I looked in /Volumes and saw that the sparsebundle was being created on the local disk and not on the main disk. Trying to backup again gave me the "Time Machine error: backup disk image could not be created." message.
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Time machine backup fails; error creating folder. Western Digital drive requires password which is perhaps/likely the issue. I can't eliminate the password/encryption.

Time Machine backup fails on new WD external drive (My Passport Studio); error creating folder (after several hours of Time Machine apparently working).
Background: I purchased a Western Digital drive from an Apple Store to use for Time Machine backup. I followed the Western Digital instructions that came with the drive for Mac. I didn't get the Time Machine prompt which the instructions indicated I would receive--namely to select whether I want to encrypt my Time Macine backups. (I already have a Time Machine backup I use at another location, which is perhaps why I didn't receive a prompt.)
I decided to install the Western Digital utilities and security software that comes on the disk--with a view to potentially encrypting the disk (since I still wanted to have an encrypted backup since I was mobile). I forgot that (from experience 2-years previous) that I shouldn't install Western Digital software because it just makes life really complicated.
I tried several times to do a Time Machine backup with failures each time (error creating the backup folder). I tried to get help from WD but I don't think the technicians were following what my issue was. Potentially I was not helpful in explaining it. I deleted the WD applications from my system after the first contact with WD. However the problem persisted--I still had an encrypted hard drive. After three phone sessions with three different WD techs I still could not get a solution. (By the second call I was not at all interested in having an encrypted drive--I just wanted to format and restore the drive to an unencrypted state so that I could have SOME kind of Time Machine backup.)
I still don't have a solution--either to get Time Machine working with the WD encryption/password on the drive, or to remove the encryption so I can backup. Right now my options are to return the drive to the Apple Store -- or get a return authorization from WD. Seems crazy since the drive is fine and I have the working password.

Never install "helpful software" provided by WD and Seagate (or any HD mfg.)
All such stuff is fluff and nonsense that interferes with normal HD operation.
Always when you buy a new HD, format it for Mac and then use it to TM backup or clone a HD, or archive data.
Less is more on HD new out of box. A "blank brick", no fluff and cotton candy software

Creating an image on external drive

Greetings,
Although I have in the past successfully created an image of my entire internal drive (250 GB) onto an external Lacie FW (250 GB) when I now attempt to repeat the process, having re-formatted my Lacie, I get the message that "there is not enough space on the device" (Lacie)
Lacie support says I should "lower the size of the image I'm trying to create using my backup software" I'm using Disk Utility and as far as I know I can't limit the size of a disk image other than compressing and I need to keep the image read/write. Maybe I can do this with other back-up software? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers and thank you all for the very useful ideas in these discussion forums.
iMac20 intel core-duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Dogbyke
To help answer your question we need more info;
What did you format your External HD to, as certian format's limit copy file size?
What is the available space in external HD?
What is the used space in the internal HD?
The best short answers for you are here;
For Backup to External HD select the method that best suit's your needs.
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
For a Bootable Clone to External HD start here.
http://www.macmaps.com/clonedu.html
Dennis
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