Follow up to previous message.
Turning off plugins and turning them back on seemed to fix above problem.
The actual problem i am stuck with is this message when attempting a backup:
Warning: touch() [function.touch.php]: Unable to create file D:\walkingforward.co.uk\wwwroot/wp-content/wordpress-311.tmp because Permission denied in D:\walkingforward.co.uk\wwwroot\wp-admin\includes\file.php on line 199
It is getting desperate now…