Backup crashes when registry settings is included in backup.

Even though the developerteam writes that Backup crashes under OS Windows 9x are history after version 1.4.2 is still happens for me under OS Windows 98SE through version 1.4.5 and 1.4.6.

Every time I try to include registry settings in the backup I get an "Fatal error - Program closing".

It creates a file under "Data-library" called "settings.reg" but does not create an backup fil.

If registry settings is excluded - an backup file is created which is an compressed file including: Custom.dat, favorites.dat, folders.dat, history.dat, queue.dat and settings.ini. But of course no registry data.

It seems to have problems dealing with registry.

Has any body els experienced the same problems?

System configurations are as following - if it helps:

+- System -----------------------------

Microsoft Windows 98 SE

Total Memory : 523660 KB
Free Memory : 233464 KB

+- SmartFTP ---------------------------

Version : 1.0.983.13
Time Stamp : 2004-11-04 11:05:05
Language ID : 0x0409
Language File : ResEng.dll

+- Application DLL --------------------

controls.dll : 1.6.983.13
ftpapi.dll : 2.0.983.13
language.dll : 1.0.983.13
reseng.dll : 1.3.983.13
smarthook.dll : 1.0.2.1

+- System DLL -------------------------

unicows.dll : 1.0.4018.0
shell32.dll : 4.72.3812.600
shlwapi.dll : 6.00.2800.1584 (xpsp2.040720-1705)
comctl32.dll : 5.81
riched20.dll : 5.30.23.1200
schannel.dll : 5.00.1878.13

+- Internet Explorer ------------------

Version : 6.0.2800.1106

+- Winsock ----------------------------

Winsock : 2.2


How following DLL file has become:
shlwapi.dll : 6.00.2800.1584 (xpsp2.040720-1705)

I don't know (proberly caused by some Microsoft update to IE).
But the problem was the same under Backup Tool version 1.4.5, where the file was:
shlwapi.dll : 6.00.2800.1552

Hi stengun,

We'll take a look at it soon. Thank you for your bug report.
We set up a new Windows 98 SE installation, installed each patch available at microsoft windows update (also IE 6.x) but we can't reproduce this error.
What is the contents of the settings.reg after crash? Please provide us some more information like where smartftp gets installed (installation directory), it's data directory, default download path and so on.
Please also note, executable files could be some times damaged by viruses. Did you do a virus scan?

Benjamin Kalytta