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I am writing a script to reset Local Group Policy settings which will first backup related registry keys and folders before removing them.  It will end with running gpupdate /force.  My issue is I am not able to copy the two below folders.  I have tried dircopy() and runwait() with robocopy.  I am running windows 8.1 but mainly this script will run on Windows 7 computers.
 
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers
 
If I manually run the below commands the copy works, but I can't get the command to work within the script:
robocopy.exe C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy C:UsersusernameDesktopResetGroupPolicyGroupPolicy /e
robocopy.exe C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers C:UsersusernameDesktopResetGroupPolicyGroupPolicyUsers /e

Does anyone have any ideas how I can get the above commands to work whether it's with robocopy or dircopy().  The method does not matter, I just need some function to work.  Thank you for assisting!

#RequireAdmin
#include <array.au3>

Dim $LogDirectory = @DesktopDir & "\ResetGroupPolicy"
Dim $arrKeysToDelete[6] = ["HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft", _
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy", _
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies", _
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft", _
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy", _
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies"]

DirCreate($LogDirectory)

For $i = 0 To UBound($arrKeysToDelete) - 1
    ShellExecuteWait("regedit.exe", "/e " & $i + 1 & ".reg """ & $arrKeysToDelete[$i] & """", @DesktopDir & "\ResetGroupPolicy\")
Next

DirCreate($LogDirectory & '\GroupPolicy')
RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c robocopy.exe ' & 'C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy ' & $LogDirectory & '\GroupPolicy /e /log+:c:\test.log')

DirCreate($LogDirectory & '\GroupPolicyUsers')
RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c robocopy.exe ' & 'C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers ' & $LogDirectory & '\GroupPolicyUsers /e /log+:c:\test.log')

;Delete Registry keys
;Delete Folders
;Run gpudate /force

Here are the the errors i get in the robocopy log file.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Started : Friday, September 19, 2014 12:19:15 PM
   Source : C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\
     Dest : C:\Users\kgreer\Desktop\ResetGroupPolicy\GroupPolicy\

    Files : *.*
        
  Options : *.* /S /E /DCOPY:DA /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2014/09/19 12:19:15 ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Accessing Source Directory C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\
The system cannot find the file specified.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Started : Friday, September 19, 2014 12:19:15 PM
   Source : C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers\
     Dest : C:\Users\kgreer\Desktop\ResetGroupPolicy\GroupPolicyUsers\

    Files : *.*
        
  Options : *.* /S /E /DCOPY:DA /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2014/09/19 12:19:15 ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Accessing Source Directory C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers\
The system cannot find the file specified.
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How about a simple one line filecopy script, acting on a file inside the root of the grouppolicy folder like gpt.ini, if it exists?

If this works can you use Melba's _RecFileListToArray and enumerate all files/folders/subfolders?  Once enumerated can you start walking through the array copying items until it breaks?

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