Hi aethorpe--

I'd first try to solve this by running SFC. Type cmd in search box above
Start Button>rt. click cmd when pops up>run as admin>at prompt type sfc
/scannow.

One of the best sources for info on VSS is Jill Zoeller's blog where she and
her team have several good articles on it. That's here:

http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/

Either Search VSS or click on the links she has on the right pane.

Good luck,

CH

"aethorpe" <aethorpe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello my question is that despite the fact i use vista ultimate(64 bit
> version/administrator) at home and have system protection turned on my
> computer refuses to make shadow copies. I have 52 gigs left on my 140 gig
> hard drive. This makes no sense. I even have restore points up to last
> week.
> Yet no file has a shadow copy, be it a word doc or jpeg. I even changed
> and
> saved over files on purpose to try and get a shadow copy. Any help would
> be
> good because i am absolutely stumped.