Problems when excluding files via the snapvol.cfg

[ZellOr]

Hello,

I'm trying to exclude several files via the snapvol.cfg.

snapvol.cfg

################################################################ # 64-Bit OS exclusions ################################################################ os=64 ... exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\GDIPLUS.DLL exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\MSO.DLL exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\MSOICONS.EXE exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\RICHED20.DLL exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\SELFCERT.EXE exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6\VBE6.DLL exclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6\VBE6EXT.OLB exclude_path=\Windows\SysWOW64\FM20.DLL exclude_path=\Windows\SysWOW64\MSSTDFMT.DLL exclude_path=\Windows\SysWOW64\MSSTKPRP.DLL exclude_path=\Windows\SysWOW64\SCP32.DLL exclude_path=\Windows\SysWOW64\VBAME.DLL ... # This should always be the last line in the policy os=any

The excludings for the files under "\Windows\SysWOW64\*" works without problems. But if I try to exclude the files under "\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\*", the files can no longer be written.

Error message during installation:

Error message if i try to create the file manually via the windows explorer:

(The folder "C: \Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11" does not exist. The file may have been moved or deleted.)

Does anyone have an idea?

[admin]

I do not see any problem related to vmware here .

[ZellOr]

ranchuab Why do you think this is not a vmware related problem?

I figured out that the exclusions work, if I created the folders "C: \Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11" and "C: \Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6" before the provisioning. If the folders are created during the provisioning, the excluded files can no longer be created. (Other files can be created)