Java Error on Start Up

We are using an older version of Screen Scraper Pro and it has worked with no issues for quite some time.

Recently however - when I tried to launch the program - I recieved a "Fatal Application Error" stating: This Application has Unexpectely Quit, Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX).

With the details being:

'java.lang.NullPointerException
'at com.screenscraper.util.FileUtils.deleteDir(FileUtils.java:213)
'at com.screenscraper.util.DataMain.ensureFewerThanMaxDatabaseBackupFoldersExist(DataMain.java:808)
'at com.screenscraper.util.DataMain.backupDatabase(DataMain.java:680)
'at com.screenscraper.model.ModelMainFrame.handleAppEvent(ModelMainFrame.java:1067)
'at com.screenscraper.controller.ControllerMainFrame.handleAppEvent(ControllerMainFrame.java:459)
'at com.screenscraper.controller.ControllerMainFrame.init(ControllerMainFrame.java:74)
'at com.screenscraper.controller.ControllerMain.init(ControllerMain.java:78)
'at com.screenscraper.controller.ControllerMain.(ControllerMain.java:56)
'at com.screenscraper.controller.ControllerMain.launchWorkbench(ControllerMain.java:655)
'at com.screenscraper.controller.ControllerMain.main(ControllerMain.java:625)
'at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
'at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
'at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
'at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
'at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
'at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)

I tried replacing the files at -

C:\Program Files\screen-scraper professional edition\resource\db

with a known good backup - but get the same error.

I've also tried patching, updating, uninstalling, and reinstalling Java.

Any ideas appreciated,

Thanks!