OK.  I went there, and 15 minutes and 18 screens later, I had gotten
registered and left a message.  I'll check back tomorrow and see if there's
an answer.

Leonard Grey wrote:

In this case - you were asking about (completely) a third party product and
the functionality of said product (what needed to be running at all times,
if anything, etc.) - so referring you to the people who actually created and
are supposedly supporting said product would be the correct course of action
(especially when suggested in response to a posting in a Windows XP oriented
'Performance and Maintenance newsgroup.)

Have you contacted Acronis' Technical Support?
https://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/my/support/

Did you follow the rest of the "Read before you Post" 'suggestions' in the
Acronis forums?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=55317

Particularly, "Please note that contacting Acronis Customer Service is the
most effective way to resolve your problems."

You could also just *not* start the three items for a boot and see what
happens.  Chances are - nothing in Windows - but the reaction of Acronis
might be different.