Error - Replications fail with - Win32 call GetVolumePathNameW - The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

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Replications fail with the following error:


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An exception occurred during the request. Win32 call ::GetVolumePathNameW( pathFinal.c_str(), &volumeRootPath[0], (DWORD)volumeRootPath.size() ) failed (123): The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
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This error can occur as a result of a partially installed service pack update (SP1) to SharePoint Foundation 2010.  The updated binaries may have been installed during an automatic update, but the SharePoint databases have yet to be updated.

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Run the following command from an elevated SharePoint 2010 Management shell  to determine if additional steps are needed to complete the update.
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(get-spserver $env:computername).NeedsUpgrade

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If the command returns "True", additional steps will be needed to manually complete the service pack process using "PSConfig", before replications can resume.


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