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>1823048002020000D60100000000000032CA19E58C AF4DCB010000000000000000000000</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>2D20436F64653A2042554543584D4C433030303038 3534372D2043616C6C3A2042554543584D4C43303030303834 38382D205049443A202030303030353332382D205449443A20 2030303030343833362D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F 77735C73797374656D33325C72756E646C6C33322E65786520 2F64207372727374722E646C6C2C4578656375746553636865 64756C65645350504372656174696F6E2020202020202D2055 7365723A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D20 202020202D205369643A2020532D312D352D3138</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

Try looking here...

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

"Tim" <> wrote in message
news:4CE7CFFB-6D78-4F88-99F5-...
> 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>1823048002020000D60100000000000032CA19E58C AF4DCB010000000000000000000000</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>2D20436F64653A2042554543584D4C433030303038 3534372D2043616C6C3A2042554543584D4C43303030303834 38382D205049443A202030303030353332382D205449443A20 2030303030343833362D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F 77735C73797374656D33325C72756E646C6C33322E65786520 2F64207372727374722E646C6C2C4578656375746553636865 64756C65645350504372656174696F6E2020202020202D2055 7365723A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D20 202020202D205369643A2020532D312D352D3138</Binary>
> </EventData>
> </Event>