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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Problem updating to Registry Backup 1.6.7

« on: November 06, 2013, 08:50:37 am »

Under "Action" the program has an argument to run "/auto" now, where in earlier versions it was noted as "/hidden".  Is that what you're referring to?  Essentially I've made no changes to the task created from within Registry Backup except for dates and times.

What about running as "system" as opposed to "user"?  Any reason to change?

Still haven't gotten the Reliability Monitor to provide any info since updating to Win 8.1.  I've cleared the Event Viewer logs and deleted a couple folders in \Program Data\Microsoft\RAC\(Published Data & State Data). 

Thanks again. 

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Problem updating to Registry Backup 1.6.7

« on: November 05, 2013, 01:15:51 pm »

Windows reports 2 instances of Registry Backup stopping each day.  However, as noted before, the actual registry backups appear to be complete.  So I question if there was an actual crash.  When I run the program manually, everything appears to go OK.  My scheduled task is running under the current user account.

I've attached the Log_Backup.txt of the backup run this morning.  It indicates everything was successful.  The Log_VSS.txt does not show any signs of a problem.  (if there's a keyword I can look for that would suggest a problem, let me know).

Thanks for your help Shane.  -SA Jack

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Problem updating to Registry Backup 1.6.7

« on: November 02, 2013, 11:34:01 am »

Shane:
Sorry for the delay in replying, but after the update of Win 8.1, I'm having some issues with Windows Reliability Monitor.  However, I was able to see in Event Viewer that The Registry Backup Program continues to crash.  However, as before, the actual backup appears to be fine. 

I was able to find the Windows Error Report (.wer) for this mornings' running.  I'm attaching it as an FYI.  Hopefully you'll be able to determine what is causing this error.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Problem updating to Registry Backup 1.6.7

« on: October 28, 2013, 04:46:26 pm »

After sending my first post, I decided to manually uninstall 1.6.1, but I kept receiving error messages on a number of files within the Registry Backup folders.  They were supposed to be removed on next boot, but that didn't occur.  I was however able to manually remove the files via File Explorer.  I installed 1.6.7 and it appears to be OK so far.  I deleted my original scheduled task for Reg Backup that a created way back when the program first came out, hoping that a fresh task may contribute to a successful operation.  I did a manual run from within Task Scheduler and the program ran fine.  The test will be if the scheduled task runs tomorrow morning, and of course I want to check the Reliability Monitor to see if any problems are detected.

Thanks for the prompt response Shane.   -SA Jack

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Problem updating to Registry Backup 1.6.7

« on: October 27, 2013, 05:11:40 pm »

Hi Shane:
Having problems with Reg Backup 1.6.1 after updating to Win 8.1.  First attachment deals with problem locating the correct VSS service.  The second attachment deals with my attempts to update Reg Backup to 1.6.7. 

I love this program, even though Windows Reliability Monitor continues to show that I encounter an error every day it runs (reported on this forum some months ago).

Hopefully the new version will solve all my problems, I just need to complete the install.

Thanks Shane.   -SA Jack

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry Backup & Windows Reliabiity Monitor

« on: March 29, 2013, 05:26:24 pm »

Yes (see attached).  I've not seen a date where a registry backup file did not exist.  And only on very rare occasions is the backup significantly smaller than usual, and that's because of a VSS error resulting in only my user account being backed up.

Hope this helps.  -Jack

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry Backup & Windows Reliabiity Monitor

« on: March 29, 2013, 06:47:45 am »

Thanks for the prompt reply Shane.

Attached are my Reg Backup settings.  Run normally.  Delete backups older than 3-days, and keep no more than 4.

In Task Scheduler the program is scheduled to run @ 6:00 AM every morning, and to wake the computer from sleep.

If you need any additional info, let me know.  Thanks again.  -Jack

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Registry Backup & Windows Reliabiity Monitor

« on: March 28, 2013, 06:27:15 am »

Hi Shane:
I've been using Registry Backup since it first came out, and have believed it has been running fine, with very few exceptions generally associated with VSS not loading correctly.  However, in reading an article the other day about Windows Reliability Monitor and the info in provides; I though I'd take a look since I hadn't worked with it for some time.  I was surprised to see that My usual score of 10 on the monitoring report has now dropped down to 1 or 2, and the one constant nearly every day is that it reports a critical application error associated with Registry Backup as "Stopped Working".  I frequently check the 4 backups I maintain and check for file size and folder structure consistency.  With very few exceptions (again VSS loading issues I'm sure), everything looks great.  Do you have any thought as to why this error is being reported in Windows and if there's anything I can do to prevent it, or provide to you for further information.

Thanks /Shane.   -Jack

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Understanding # of Registry Backups

« on: December 31, 2012, 06:53:49 am »

Hi Shane:
I'm having a problem with the new feature on Registry Backup that will ensure that at least some backup(s) will be preserved if someone had stopped using a daily backup for a while.  However, in my case, I'm getting more backups remaining than I would like (108 MD ea.).  The attachment below shows my configuration.  Initially I wanted to remove all backups that were 4 days or older.  It's the "Keep Backups", that is currently set for 5 that is throwing me off.  I now have 8 backups run on consecutive days.  It looks like that I'm going to max out at 9 (4 +5), is that correct?  If I were to stop running the program for a few days, then came back, would the program zap my oldest 4 and keep the remaining 5?  To get my total backups down to a more manageable number, should I consider changing the 4 to a 2, and the keepers to 2 as well.  Or does the keepers must be at least 1 greater than the oldies?I figure if I'm away and the program is not running, no changes are occurring in my registry.  If I'm going to end up with 9 backups nearly all of the time, that's a GB of space.  Not a big deal with a 1TB drive, but I came from humble beginnings in the PC world (back with the original IBM PC in '81).  Drive space has always been precious, and I'm slowly adjusting to the new reality.

Thanks for your help Shane.  You and yours have a very happy new year in 2013, and keep up the excellent product development and enhancements.  -SA Jack