System Restore VSS Error

[EwOkiE]

Ok new problem.. decided to do a clean up of my pc, deleted old system restore files.
Went to create a new one and now get this >

The restore point could not be created for the following reason

error 0x80042318...

goes from bad to worse on this frickin pc!

Event viewer

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. 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 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="2011-01-11T21:25:24.000000000Z" />

<EventRecordID>1083</EventRecordID>

<Channel>Application</Channel>

<Computer>XPS</Computer>

<Security />

</System>


- <EventData>
<Data>Operation: Gathering Writer Data Executing Asynchronous Operation Context: Execution Context: Requestor Current State: GatherWriterMetadata</Data>

<Binary>2D20436F64653A2042554543584D4C4330303030393032382D2043616C6C3A2042554543584D4C4330303030383936362D205049443A202030303030333737362D205449443A202030303030333932342D20434D443A202022433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C73797374656D70726F7065727469657370726F74656374696F6E2E65786522202020202D20557365723A204E616D653A205850535C5850532C205349443A532D312D352D32312D333330343637353232322D323836363634303930302D323631383935313336322D3130303020202020202020</Binary>

</EventData>


</Event>

 

[EwOkiE]

ok this is the image I get before doing the scannow :

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7042/errordo.jpg

 

[EwOkiE]

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations

This is what I get after scannow

 

[EwOkiE]

Tried this.. didnt work :

Boot into Safe Mode without networking and open a command prompt as administrator.

Now Type net stop winmgmt and hit Enter.

This will stop the Windows Management Instrumentation Service.


Next go to C:\Windows\System32\wbem and rename the repository folder to repositoryold Restart.


Now again open a command prompt as administrator, type net stop winmgmt and hit Enter.

Next Type winmgmt /resetRepository and hit Enter.


Restart your system.


Now see if you can create a System Restore Point manually

 

[EwOkiE]

OK.... so I cant make a System Restore manually...as it says

Current Usage > 0

So tried downloaing a windows update (any random one as I know they make a restore point)

Once it installed I rebooted the machine..

Checked the System Restore .. now I have usage > 85.05 mb
It made a restore point ????


But still cant create a Restore Point ....

 

[EwOkiE]

anyone?

 

[thefabe]

Well from this tutorial looks like your next step is a system repair http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...general-troubleshooting-fix-issues.html?ltr=S
Fabe

 

[EwOkiE]

Tried all of that..disable/enable service programs etc..... still nothing!
Did the sfc /scannow
Did Selective Startup...


any other ideas?


<Looks for his old trusty Spectrum 48K

 

[EwOkiE]

SOLVED :

MICROGRAFX PUBLISHER 10 WAS THE CULPRIT

Some reason Windows 7 doesnt like this program and gives no error when it Installs or when being used.
So file deleted and now all good!

wooohoooo...come onnnnnnnnn!

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[Duchess]

Tried this.. didnt work :

Boot into Safe Mode without networking and open a command prompt as administrator.

Now Type net stop winmgmt and hit Enter.

This will stop the Windows Management Instrumentation Service.


Next go to C:\Windows\System32\wbem and rename the repository folder to repositoryold Restart.


Now again open a command prompt as administrator, type net stop winmgmt and hit Enter.

Next Type winmgmt /resetRepository and hit Enter.


Restart your system.


Now see if you can create a System Restore Point manually

I tried them too with the same rrsults. zero, ziltch, nada, failed.

 

[JeffBobbitt]

I had this same problem. I finally tied it to my using Revo Unstaller to clean up some unwanted programs. I picked up a reference to Windows Live Essentials from an error log another member posted to this forum. I used Revo to reverse the uninstall of WLE and the Restore Point VSS problem immediately disappeared.

 

[SomeUserName]

I had this same problem. I finally tied it to my using Revo Unstaller to clean up some unwanted programs. I picked up a reference to Windows Live Essentials from an error log another member posted to this forum. I used Revo to reverse the uninstall of WLE and the Restore Point VSS problem immediately disappeared.

Your/this post just solved my restore VSS problem!!!!!! Revo turned out to be the culprit in my case as well.

I used Revo to uninstall Roxio Creator Pro 2011 this morning and after the reboot to "remove files leftover files on next boot" my Network Meter gadget and currency converter gadget both stopped working and turned pink.

I spent all afternoon trying to figure the pink gadget problem out. Was gonna do a restore but Went to create a restore point before doing the restore and I got the VSS error.

Realizing that part of Roxio is somthing called BackOnTrack which has something to do with backup that I have never used, I figure another program that has something to do "backup" could have somthing to do with it.

I the did the "reverse uninstall" of Roxio 2011 and was able to create the restore point and my gadgets are back to normal and working.

Theres is also no need for me now to revert to a previous restore point and mess with updates I have done while trying to solve this problem.

Now I just need to figure out how to remove Roxio 2011 again w/o messing things up. Perhaps with the regular add/remove programs and skip Revo on this one........