System backup error [0x80041321]

Anonymous
2009-09-03T14:39:56+00:00

I am getting reminder to do system backup, when I attempt to do just that I receive message:  the task image is corrupt or has been tampered with [0x80041321].  I cant backup anything now and am worried.  Any help out there?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-10-30T11:49:00+00:00

    Dear MarieMathews,

    I have no words to express my gratitude for your invaluable advice!

    Thank you so much.

    I shall apply this to all other machines suffering.

    Although I am not a follower of conspiracy theories in this case too many questions arise:

    Can it really be conincidence that MS "forgot" to fix a bug directly connected with the problem (of returning to old Win7 after forced "upgrade") eventually preventing us from continued use of the product we initially decided for and bought?

    Why is there no Win7 update fixing an issue by now commonly known? Seems this is tolerated or even promoted by denying the necessity to fix it.

    Not being able to back up the system is as serious an issue for the OS as can be.

    I regard this as outrageous!

    Maybe there is a conspiracy shared between Volkswagen and MS? (Just kidding...)

    Hope there are no other issues hidden in the depths of the restored Win7.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-10-21T23:41:17+00:00

    Thank you so much!  This is the first helpful post I've found after 2 days of searching and chatting with Microsoft Answer Desk.  It worked.  I'm actually backing up my system to an external drive as I speak (type)!  Thanks again!

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-19T22:20:11+00:00

    I had a mess after I switch back to Windows 7 from 10.  Thankfully I had made a mirror image disk and a back up system.  I installed the mirror image dish into the laptop and it has comeback to most of what it was before.  I used my external drive and backed up to a date prior to the installation of Win10, which was fine with me.  I did not loose any documents I created but had to reformulate them to RTF.  HP was kind enough to reprogram my printer and, so far, it's working.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-19T21:57:55+00:00

    Contacted Answer Desk to resolve this problem.

    They sent me the following link which took me back to this very site??

    Is that really the best Microsoft can do?

    Any way here is the link for those suffering from the same problem.

    Good Luck.

     http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_7-performance/windows-backup-error-0x80041321/d0ed6e45-76a5-4b50-a094-02eb12d26c8b

    I am getting the same error, tried EVERYTHING suggested.  Nothing has worked.  No access or some error message. 

    Can't Microsoft help resolve this issue?

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-10-09T02:34:17+00:00

    Thank you for your concise directions.  This solved the problem.

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