Wings,
Although Its been over a year since your post, I've got to give you props for being diligent and resolving this issue (and then posting it!).
I walked away from SD 2.5 years ago because of this issue (see the end of the "Flaky execution of scheduled backups? No Sat. AM in "Daily"?" thread
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/s...7&postcount=31). Forever searching for a reliable automated back-up strategy, I've checked back every now and then hoping to see if Dave or anyone else figured it out.
So "Thanks!" you validated that I wasn't insane, may have saved me my SD registration fee (except now I need to get iKey), and may have finally given me a workable solution for my backup needs. Kudos.
DrLotto