alanbriggs

On 3 May, 23:57, "Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote:
> alanbriggs wrote:
> > Hello everyone!
>
> > I keep getting a dialoge box (daily) telling me:
>
> > An error occurred when checking the status of the last automatic
> > backup:
>
> > The service did not respond to the start or control request in a
> > timely fashion. (0x8007041D)
>
> > Verify the status of your backup.
>
> > "OK, how do I verify the status of my last backup? When I close this
> > dialogue box I am immediatley met by another telling me:"
>
> > The backup application could not start due to an internal error:
>
> > The service did not respond to the start or control request in a
> > timely fashion. (0x8007041D)
>
> > Please check your system configuration and try again.
>
> > "How do I check my system configuration? And try what again?"
>
> > I am lost as to what this means. I have googled the erorr code and it
> > seems a lot to do with updates etc. I would appreciate some info
> > regarding this issue. It is linked (according to the title bar on the
> > dialogue box) with Windows Backip. I have automatic backup scheduled
> > weekly and have a partition on my hard drive that I use to save the
> > backup on. Is this a good idea?
>
> > I am running windows vista home premium(32 bit) on a dell desktop with
> > a large hard drive, 2GB RAM and E6400 processor.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > alanbriggs
>
> A couple of possibilities come to mind. One, you have something running,
> perhaps some system cleanup application that might be corrupting or
> otherwise deleting a file that is necessary for the applicaation. NOTE: it
> might be some Dell Utility. If you have something on your system similar to
> Dell Tools or Dell Utility, check those to see if there is such an app and
> turn it off.
>
> Another possibility might be a security issue. You might try turning off,
> UAC, Control under Users in Control Panel. Then, let things go until the
> next backup, see if it runs without issue. If yes, it sounds as though you
> need to take ownership of the folder in which the backup is being saved.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks for your response. I have been using tune-up utillities
recently. Could this be responsible? There is also a utility within
Mcafee Security Centre that has a cleaning function. They sound
wonderful don't they. How fantastic - to be able to "clean" your PC! I
am becoming aware of the downside of such tools. Does anyone trust
their actions?

I am not sure how to tell and I also wonder if the issue can be
resolved if this is the case. I am a bit of a learner still when it
comes to computers. I am drawn to these "clean-up" programs however!

The next question regards "taking ownership" of the backup folder.
Again - How?

Thanks once again for the reply to this post and hopefully I can do
the same one day!