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 * Win 7 How to reset Backup and Restore Action Centre. **

After a backup fails the Action Centre display needs to be reset to clear the error message and the failed backup folders and files deleted from the destination drive in order to perform a successful backup with the correct backup status results.

Do this:-

1) Create a 'System Restore' point before you edit the registry.

2) Updating the registry:

The following registry changes need to be made to the action centre status DWORD values.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsBackup\Status\ActionCenterState
 * DWORD=0**

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsBackup\ValidConfig


 * DWORD=0**

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsBackup\ValidSystemImageBackup
 * DWORD=0**

The value can be entered as Hex or Decimal, provided you enter the number as a zero.
 * Note:**

Use the ‘System Restore’ point you created **__to recover from any mistakes you make__** when editing the registry.

3) Deleting the failed backup files and folders. The newly created image backup is stored in a folder named :-“WindowsImageBackup” on your USB or destination drive. Delete this folder so you can create a new backup. You must also delete a file named:- MediaID.bin

Finally locate and delete a folder :- (icon is a USB drive with a CD and green arrow) that has the same name as your computer name.