Vista - System Restore Points and Backups are Failing

Running Vista Ultimate (32 bit) and getting two errors (below)... the when
it tries to set a restore point (scheduled checkpoint), and the second when
it tries to do a back up (scheduled weekly on Sunday nights)... the services
are running...

Ideas anyone ?

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Log Name: Application
Source: System Restore
Date: 6/25/2007 12:00:07 AM
Event ID: 8193
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: VM-TimB
Description:
Failed to create restore point on volume (Process =
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe /d srrstr.dll,ExecuteScheduledSPPCreation;
Descripton = Scheduled Checkpoint; Hr = 0x80042318).
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="System Restore" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">8193</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-06-25T04:00:07.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>19430</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>VM-TimB</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe /d
srrstr.dll,ExecuteScheduledSPPCreation</Data>
<Data>Scheduled Checkpoint</Data>
<Data>0x80042318</Data>
<Binary>1823048002020000D60100000000000032CA19E58CAF4DCB010000000000000000000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>
************************************************************************************
Log Name: Application
Source: VSS
Date: 6/25/2007 12:00:07 AM
Event ID: 12347
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: VM-TimB
Description:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected in
trying to contact shadow copy service writers. The Registry Writer failed
to respond to a query from VSS. Please check to see that the Event Service
and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating properly, and please check the
Application event log for any other events.

Operation:
Gathering Writer Data
Executing Asynchronous Operation

Context:
Execution Context: Requestor
Current State: GatherWriterMetadata
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="VSS" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">12347</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-06-25T04:00:07.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>19429</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>VM-TimB</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>

Operation:
Gathering Writer Data
Executing Asynchronous Operation

Context:
Execution Context: Requestor
Current State: GatherWriterMetadata</Data>
<Binary>2D20436F64653A2042554543584D4C4330303030383534372D2043616C6C3A2042554543584D4C4330303030383438382D205049443A202030303030353332382D205449443A202030303030343833362D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C72756E646C6C33322E657865202F64207372727374722E646C6C2C457865637574655363686564756C65645350504372656174696F6E2020202020202D20557365723A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D20202020202D205369643A2020532D312D352D3138</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

Try looking here...

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true

"Tim" <mtguy26505@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4CE7CFFB-6D78-4F88-99F5-4EBF01246263@microsoft.com...
> Running Vista Ultimate (32 bit) and getting two errors (below)... the when
> it tries to set a restore point (scheduled checkpoint), and the second
> when it tries to do a back up (scheduled weekly on Sunday nights)... the
> services are running...
>
> Ideas anyone ?
>
> ******************************************
>
> Log Name: Application
> Source: System Restore
> Date: 6/25/2007 12:00:07 AM
> Event ID: 8193
> Task Category: None
> Level: Error
> Keywords: Classic
> User: N/A
> Computer: VM-TimB
> Description:
> Failed to create restore point on volume (Process =
> C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe /d
> srrstr.dll,ExecuteScheduledSPPCreation; Descripton = Scheduled Checkpoint;
> Hr = 0x80042318).
> Event Xml:
> <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
> <System>
> <Provider Name="System Restore" />
> <EventID Qualifiers="0">8193</EventID>
> <Level>2</Level>
> <Task>0</Task>
> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-06-25T04:00:07.000Z" />
> <EventRecordID>19430</EventRecordID>
> <Channel>Application</Channel>
> <Computer>VM-TimB</Computer>
> <Security />
> </System>
> <EventData>
> <Data>C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe /d
> srrstr.dll,ExecuteScheduledSPPCreation</Data>
> <Data>Scheduled Checkpoint</Data>
> <Data>0x80042318</Data>
>
> <Binary>1823048002020000D60100000000000032CA19E58CAF4DCB010000000000000000000000</Binary>
> </EventData>
> </Event>
> ************************************************************************************
> Log Name: Application
> Source: VSS
> Date: 6/25/2007 12:00:07 AM
> Event ID: 12347
> Task Category: None
> Level: Error
> Keywords: Classic
> User: N/A
> Computer: VM-TimB
> Description:
> Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected
> in trying to contact shadow copy service writers. The Registry Writer
> failed to respond to a query from VSS. Please check to see that the Event
> Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating properly, and please
> check the Application event log for any other events.
>
> Operation:
> Gathering Writer Data
> Executing Asynchronous Operation
>
> Context:
> Execution Context: Requestor
> Current State: GatherWriterMetadata
> Event Xml:
> <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
> <System>
> <Provider Name="VSS" />
> <EventID Qualifiers="0">12347</EventID>
> <Level>2</Level>
> <Task>0</Task>
> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-06-25T04:00:07.000Z" />
> <EventRecordID>19429</EventRecordID>
> <Channel>Application</Channel>
> <Computer>VM-TimB</Computer>
> <Security />
> </System>
> <EventData>
> <Data>
>
> Operation:
> Gathering Writer Data
> Executing Asynchronous Operation
>
> Context:
> Execution Context: Requestor
> Current State: GatherWriterMetadata</Data>
>
> <Binary>2D20436F64653A2042554543584D4C4330303030383534372D2043616C6C3A2042554543584D4C4330303030383438382D205049443A202030303030353332382D205449443A202030303030343833362D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C72756E646C6C33322E657865202F64207372727374722E646C6C2C457865637574655363686564756C65645350504372656174696F6E2020202020202D20557365723A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D20202020202D205369643A2020532D312D352D3138</Binary>
> </EventData>
> </Event>