Backup Failure 0x8007001B

New HP Pavilion dv2000(t) with Vista Home Premium
Using Vista Backup and Restore Center to attempt first backup to DVD+R (Sony).
Fails (retried with new disk) with error message:
"The drive cannot find the sector requested (0x8007001B)."
Files have been written to the dvd but seems to fail in same place (clock
time).
When inserted new blank DVD, OS requested that it be formatted (did so).

"SDL" <SDL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> New HP Pavilion dv2000(t) with Vista Home Premium
> Using Vista Backup and Restore Center to attempt first backup to DVD+R
(Sony).
> Fails (retried with new disk) with error message:
> "The drive cannot find the sector requested (0x8007001B)."
> Files have been written to the dvd but seems to fail in same place (clock
> time).
> When inserted new blank DVD, OS requested that it be formatted (did so).

As a workaround I would try backing up to somewhere on C: then moving,
drag/dropping, to DVD drive. You could set up a permanent folder on C: and
always use that as your default backup destination for drag/dropping from..

Pflu

[rspires]

Same problem with a new HP Pavilion dv6235nr running Vista Home Prem.
In my case the "problem" was twofold:
1) The recovery partition "D" on the main "C" Drive filled up with attempted Vista Back-ups!
2) The Vita Backup Files were large (about 5+ GB), hence will not fit on a DVD+R Disk !

My work-arround was as follows:

1) Delete ALL of the unwanted backup file on "D" EXCEPT the Recovery folder which was put their by the manufacture (HP in my case). These are typically D:\<PC Name>\Backup Set<Date and Time>\Backup Files\Backup files.zip These are in the Catalog and Backup Set folders. Use Windows Explorer set to view full path and file extensions to delete these files. This takes some time and effort because the Recycle Bin on "D" must be empted several times. Keep deleting until the only thing on "D" is the manufacture RECOVERY Folder, empty Recycle Bin, and an empty INI folder. The "D" drive should now contain only about 500 Mb.

2) Open Visa Back-UP and set the Back-Up Drive to the "D" Drive. Set the Back-Up files which you need to back-up (e.g. Documents, etc.) Caution if you have Picture, or a large amount of other data (>2 Gb) DO NOT include in this back-up; else it will be > 4 Gb !!!
bacause the Back-up system adds about 2Gb of "System" data !!!
Perform the Back-Up. The Back-up files will be written to the "D" drive

3) close up everything and take a look at "D" It should contain your back-up files, which
in my case, were about 3 Gb.

4) Select all of the files on "D" EXCEPT the Manufacture's Recovery Folder, and "burn"
these Back-up file to a DVD drive using software included in Vista.

5) Check to see that they ALL exist on you DVD ! If so, go back and delete ALL of these files from you "D" drive in preperation for the next back-up you wish to perfom.

I hope that this solves your Error (08007001B). Best of luck and regards.

Richard