As excluding a single file (DO_NOT_REMOVE_NtFrs_Preinstall_Directory) works perfectly well as a workaround (for me and others in this thread, anyway), I don't see the point of a far more complicated 6-step process that starts with an exclusion. More...
Workaround works fine - seems innocuous
Interestingly I found an article (https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/donotremoventfrspreinstalldirectory-exclusion) from 2005 - Veritas days - describing exactly the same thing. And according to Mi...
Single-server Windows 2008 R2 SP domain, simple incremental/full backup strategy (i.e. as simple as they come), Backupexec 2010 R3 SP2 upgraded to SP3 yesterday. Full backup gives this errorhaving worked fine forever..
Doesn't paint a very good pict...