TweakingRegistryBackup GUI not showing

[John512]

Windows 8.1 64 bits, TweakingRegistryBackup 3.3.0.1

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Hello,
with my current Settings.ini, TweakingRegistryBackup GUI is not showing when executing TweakingRegistryBackup.exe, the process starts and closes silently
if I remove Settings.ini then TweakingRegistryBackup GUI shows correctly

My Settings.ini :

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[main]
ChangeBackupLocation=1
BackupLocation=D:\RegistryBackups\
CheckForUpdates=0
AutoDeleteOldBackups=1
AutoDeleteOldBackupsDays=730
ScheduleUser=False
ScheduleSystem=True
VSSexe=Auto Detect (Default)
FallBackMethod=1
DefaultBackupName=RegistryBackup
DefaultAutoBackupName=Auto_RegistryBackup
VSSletter=B:
DidCloseProperly=True
AlwaysUseFallBackMethod=0
Only1AutoBackupPerDay=1
BackupsToKeep=100
ScheduleCommand=1
ShowTrayIcon=0

[colors]
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programtext=0
importanttext=2236512
infotext=8388608
logoback=14803425
buttonbottomback=13150890
buttontopback=14803425
buttontext=0
textback=16777215
texttext=0
titletopback=7748362
titlebottomback=0
titletopback2=16711808
titlebottomback2=10526880
titletext=15793151
titlebutton=0
titlebuttonhover=255
importantbuttontopback=7748362
importantbuttonbottomback=0
importantbuttontext=15793151
pbback=12632256
pbtext=0
pbbar=16750899
pbfilltext=0
mbback=12632256
mbtext=0
mbbar=51453
mbfilltext=0
titlebuttonback=12281105
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titlebuttonxfore=16777215


[Boggin]

Can you see if reinstalling the program resolves.

Not into Firefox, so can't help with that.

[John512]

Made some test without reinstalling :

removing these 2 lines in Settings.ini makes the GUI show

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ChangeBackupLocation=1
BackupLocation=D:\RegistryBackups\
D:\RegistryBackups\ had about 200 saves (according to my settings)
reducing this number to 80 makes the GUI appears after 5s, with 200 it never appears
Looks like a time-out/excessive number issue when there too many backups in the BackupLocation

I think, first the GUI should appear,
then a progress bar if a long operation (like scanning the whole backup folder) is needed,
possibly with an 'Abort' button if the operation takes too long/fails

[Boggin]

I'll pass this onto Shane, but I thought it was supposed to delete after so many.

[John512]

My keep backups parameters were :
1 backup/3 days
delete backup older than : 730 days
So it makes ~240 backups

keep at least : 100 backups does not reduce this number

[Boggin]

I've included a link to your thread in my email to him, so Shane will read anything you add.

It's approx. 09:am at his location now so he should be up and about - just need for him to check his emails

[Julian]

now do you have an icon on your desktop ex:a shortcut?
does it have this argument on it. /silent our /supersilent
the reason i ask is because it will consider that as an autoback up and cancel the back up because you have it set for
Only1AutoBackupPerDay=1

[John512]

When I say I tried to execute TweakingRegistryBackup.exe unsucessfully, I meant I executed it from the install folder directly,
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Registry Backup\TweakingRegistryBackup.exe" > double-clik, or right-clik 'open' or 'run as administrator'
not from a shortcut with any parameter like /silent or /supersilent (which would trigger a backup)

I understand your question, executing a backup for today which has alreadly been done (with Only1AutoBackupPerDay=1) would result in no action
but I was excuting the program without any parameter so as to access the GUI

Reducing existing backups in the D:\RegistryBackups\ folder to 80 allowed the GUI to show :
I think the problem is clearly spotted, too many existing backups and the GUI won't show (my guess is a time-out=~5s, 2$ on it...)

[Julian]

just double checking to make sure it is clarified, that it is not do to running with a silent Parameter.
side note just looked i put argument in my last post man that is totally something different