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I have a few Windows 2003 servers of which I want to take a backup of before installing some anti-virus software. My question is, does ntbackup (the included backup software) operate on a live, running system? Will I run into errors where certain system files are in use?

I've used this to backup unused data, but never on a live system that can't be shut down.

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Yes, the system state backup will make use of VSS to make copies of files, so you won't run into problems with locked files.

Nathan C
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