Win & backup error code 0x800705AA

Question

Error running backup to a USB drive. I can read write ok to drive.

error msg says "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.

error code = "0-800705AA"

Help

Answer 1

Hey papawatt,

Thanks for posting in Microsoft answers!

Are you getting this error message for the first time?

The particular error message may be caused by some third party program.

Try backing up by putting your system in clean boot state and check if the issue gets fixed.

To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows Vista or Windows 7 by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "clean boot." A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

Note When you perform a clean boot, you may temporarily lose some functionality. When you start the computer as usual, the functionality returns. However, you may receive the original error message, or you may experience the original behavior.

Follow the below steps to put your computer in clean boot state:

Note If the computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent you from following these steps. We strongly recommend that you do not use the System Configuration utility to modify the advanced boot options on the computer unless a Microsoft support engineer directs you to do this. Doing this may make the computer unusable.

1. Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrator rights.
2. Click Start button, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER to start the System Configuration Utility.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the Load startup items check box. (The Use Original Boot.ini check box is unavailable.)
4. On the Services tab, click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then click Disable all.

Note Following this step lets Microsoft services continue to run. These services include Networking, Plug and Play, Event Logging, Error Reporting, and other services. If you disable these services, you may permanently delete all restore points. Do not do this if you want to use the System Restore utility together with existing restore points.

5. Click OK, and then click Restart.

Now the system is in a clean boot state. You may continue with SP2 installation now.

The above steps put your system in clean boot state. If you’re able to perform the backup operation in clean boot, it indicates that one of the services or startup items is corrupted and causing the issue.

Check the below link for more details on clean boot:

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

After you have finished installing SP2 successfully, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

1. Click Start button, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

2.  On the General tab, click the Normal Startup option, and then click OK.

3. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Restart.

Also, refer the below link for a similar issue:

http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssoftware/thread/f69097e4-0784-444f-9676-95f0e19ac03a/

Hope this helps!

Gokul – Microsoft Support

Answer 2

It's amazing how much Microsoft SUCKS. Every time I have to deal with the **** software on you **** computers I feel sick. I used to be a dedicated Microsoft user and then you went sideways.

Answer 3

I have this same problem. What I have is a WIndows 7 machine that we setup as a sort of server. It has a 1 TB external drive connected via ESata. It is part of a homegroup and the two laptops in the house backup to the external drive fine. How I had to get it to work is that there are two folders on the external drive for Laptop A and Laptop B and each one is shared resource. The two latops back into the separate folders find. The problem happens when the actual server does a backup to the external drive. I've tried it both ways into a separate folder called Server backup and shared as well as directly to the Drive itself into the root directory.

The error message I get is

Not enough resources error code 0x800705aa.

Backup and restore should be a basic functionality. I had Windows Vista ultimate before using MS One Care and it worked seamlessly. Then they discontinued it and now I can't get the backup software that comes with windows to work properly.