After uninstalling Acronis True Image Home 2011 the Windows Backup and Restore center no longer opens. This is caused by the uninstaller failing to revert changes that were made to a registry key during the installation process.
Acronis has a KB article on the issue including steps on how to get the Backup and Restore center working again. However on my system this registry key was write protected so a few additional steps were required before I could correct the issue.
The KB article in question is located here: http://kb.acronis.com/content/14741
If you get the error below when trying to change the registry keys mentioned in the KB article, keep reading.
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Granting write permissions to edit the registry key mentioned in the KB article:
- Right click on the "InitPropertyBag" key and choose "Permissions"
- Click on the "Advanced" button
- On the "Owner" tab set the administrator account you are currently using as owner and click "Apply"
- On the