Err Msg: Microsoft Backup Could Not Create an Image List...

Last reviewed: May 8, 1996
Article ID: Q137313
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

If you use Microsoft Backup to perform a large number of backup, restore, or compare operations, either all at once or over a long period of time, the following error message may be displayed if you do not close Backup periodically:

   Microsoft Backup could not create an image list. Quit Backup and all
   other running programs, restart Backup, and then try again.

CAUSE

Backup uses various system resources each time it performs a particular operation. These resources may not be returned to the system when the operation is complete, and therefore may accumulate as subsequent operations are performed. When a large number of operations have been performed, Windows 95 may be unable to allocate additional resources to Backup, causing the above error message to be displayed.

RESOLUTION

If you receive the error message stated above, quit and then restart Backup, and then resume your backup, restore, or compare operations. If this does not eliminate the problem, restart your computer, start Backup, and then resume the operations.

To prevent this error message from appearing, quit and restart Backup periodically when you are performing a large number of operations.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kbprb
KBSubcategory: win95 mwbackup
Additional reference words: 95


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Last reviewed: May 8, 1996
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