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DonGateley:
Shane, via the Advanced Setttings page I am telling it to run vss_7_64.exe specifically and it still tells me that vss is not running.  The .bat file that pycron (alternate scheduler) runs to invoke Registry Backup is:

  net stop vss
  net start vss && cmd /c "C:\Program Files (x86)\Registry Backup - Tweaking\TweakingRegistryBackup.exe" /supersilent

The && after the start vss ensures that it completes without errors before executing the backup.

When the .bat is completed vss is in fact running but the Registry Backup log reports that the exes you mention are not running.  I don't see them running from Task Manager.  I've attached the log.

Shane:
OK you see the command it is running here

Starting: C:\Program Files (x86)\Registry Backup - Tweaking\files\vss_start.exe -log:C:\Backups-WFW&Registry\LENOVO-1\9.21.2013_12.44.19-PM\Log_Vss.txt -vssexe:vss_7_64.exe

But then you see

[9/21/2013 - 12:44:50 PM] Volume Shadow Copy Failed! vss_start.exe isn't running. vss_start.exe is needed to start the volume snapshot process.
[9/21/2013 - 12:44:50 PM] Is vss_start.exe Running: False
[9/21/2013 - 12:44:50 PM] Is vss_7_64.exe Running: False
[9/21/2013 - 12:44:50 PM] Is vss_pause.exe Running: False


Is it possible you have something that might be blocking vss_start.exe?

Such as Avast has a sandbox mode which would keep the exe from working.

Shane

DonGateley:
I think it was Malware Bytes.  I had tried to install that so that it didn't do any monitoring and I could just use it for manual scanning but I guess it can't help but be intrusive.  I found two of its processes running so decided to get rid of it.  After uninstalling it with Revo Uninstall, letting it do a full sweep and then rebooting I now get a full Registry Backup as I used to.  Since the problem was intermittent, this may not really be the issue but until I find otherwise we can consider it fixed.

Many thanks and I hope I don't have to come back with bad news.  :-)

Shane:
Glad you found out what was getting in the way :-)

Let me know if you find anything else.

Shane

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