XP Media Ctr '05 Up-to-Date/ Scan Disk ea 2 weeks/ Diskeeper Pro '10/Googling has found the Error Report Phrases : ("WARNING: Portions of "\Registry\software" cannot be read. The backed up data is corrupt or incomplete.This file will not restore correctly. Could not access portions of directory System State\Registry. You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be missing or damaged. Please contact the owner or administrator") ...... BUT NO SOLUTION.SS BkUp Failed 1/15, worked 1/23, failed 1/29 ............. I run Free Macrium C:\ Image BkUp and BkUp Explorer Folders on a 2nd Hd Drive BUT would like to fix this if possible.Assuming Sys State BkUp is worth the effort can anyone offer a suggestion re: this Failure Trend? Many Thanks! 1 person needs an answerI do too

I ran Sys State BkUp again and it failed Again. I Re-Booted and it worked.Something is causing the failures and it would be fun to learn What? Thanks.