XP Home & back up...

[Guest Mike]

I have an XP home computer that I've commected an external USB drive to for

back up.

I've selected the C drive & system state for backup, to run every night at 1

AM, but nothing is backing up.

Any ideas why?

 

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Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable

talent.

Yeah, they're called Congress.

[Guest Unknown]

Re: XP Home & back up...

 

Too little info.

What backup program? State of computer at 1 AM? Standby? On? Hibernate?

Using 'wake on Lan'?

Back up to what? Etc.

"Mike" <mikey117@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>I have an XP home computer that I've commected an external USB drive to for

>back up.

> I've selected the C drive & system state for backup, to run every night at

> 1 AM, but nothing is backing up.

> Any ideas why?

>

> --

> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable

> talent.

> Yeah, they're called Congress.

>

[Guest Mike]

Re: XP Home & back up...

 

Yes, computer is on & set to stay on, no hibernate, turn off, etc.

Using the backup utility that comes with XP Home & trying to back up to

external USB drive (My Book).

 

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Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable

talent.

Yeah, they're called Congress.

"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

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> Too little info.

> What backup program? State of computer at 1 AM? Standby? On? Hibernate?

> Using 'wake on Lan'?

> Back up to what? Etc.

> "Mike" <mikey117@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%236HWteqOJHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>I have an XP home computer that I've commected an external USB drive to

>>for back up.

>> I've selected the C drive & system state for backup, to run every night

>> at 1 AM, but nothing is backing up.

>> Any ideas why?

>>

>> --

>> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable

>> talent.

>> Yeah, they're called Congress.

>>

>

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: XP Home & back up...

 

"Mike" <mikey117@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>I have an XP home computer that I've commected an external USB drive to for

>back up.

> I've selected the C drive & system state for backup, to run every night at

> 1 AM, but nothing is backing up.

> Any ideas why?

 

This is often caused by not having a password on the user account.

 

By default, for security reasons, the Task Scheduler will not run scheduled

tasks on an account with no password. You can defeat this, but it's a much

better idea to add a password to the account, and then set the system to not

ask for the password (use "control userpasswords2" at a command prompt, or

use TweakUI).

 

Also, be aware that some features of ntbackup, such as ASR, are not

available on XP Home. They are there and selectable in the UI, but you

won't find out that they don't work till the process starts and fails.

 

HTH

-pk

 

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> --

> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable

> talent.

> Yeah, they're called Congress.

>