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Shadow Copy Client: Accessing Shadow Copies on Windows Server 2003

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  • Version: 5.2.01
  • Category: Application
  • Language: English

The Shadow Copy Client allows shadow copies on Windows Server 2003 to be accessed from client computers running operating systems other than Windows Server 2003.

  • Shadow Copy Restore is a component of the intelligent file storage technologies in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. It enables you to prevent data loss by creating and storing shadow copies of files and folders on your network at predetermined time intervals.

    Before a client computer can access shadow copies, you must install the Shadow Copy Client. The operating systems that require the Shadow Copy Client include:
    • Windows XP
    • Windows 2000 (SP3 and higher)

Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
ShadowCopyClient.msi
SHA1: 3d76a6eff86dcb67045e7f3cb0088e6d5f814079
304 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows XP

Installation Instructions

  • For Windows XP

    From the client computer, click the Download link to start the download, then do one of the following:
    1. To start the installation immediately, click Open.
    2. To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.
    For OS releases prior to Windows XP

    To use Shadow Copy Restore on a client computer running a Windows version prior to Windows XP, you must install the Shadow Copy Client software on both the client and the server.

    From the client computer, click the Download link to start the download, then do one of the following:
    1. To start the installation immediately, click Open.
    2. To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.
    From the server running Windows Server 2003, click the Download link to start the download, then do one of the following:
    1. To start the installation immediately, click Open.
    2. To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.