Basically, his backup program was timing out due to certain parts of the backup processs not having certain permissions.
Also, SQL Server 2005 Express had some "missing parts" which was fixed by downloading and installing SP4.
I suppose that should be a lesson to all of us if we are having issues. Do we have the latest service pack for SQL. If you do download it, be sure to back up the computer first as service packs can be tricky. Or let Raja do it.
