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We have an XP Pro machine that houses our Admissions Database for the College of Music. And many other admissions files that are used on a daily basis. I just use a batch file using XCOPY, with several of the switches thrown, including /D so that it only copies files changed or updated since the last backup. The batch file is called by the system scheduler at a designated time every night. Nothing fancy, but it works really well. As long as the machine is powered on, it runs. -dak On 5/10/07 2:06 PM, "Skutt, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You assign the user credentials on which to run the tasks as on XP. As long > as it is running on a service account that has a password that doesn't expire > that should work pretty well. > > > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of Hoort, Brian > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] need a bit of software for an XP workstation, that will > run a backup as a service > > How about a Scheduled Task running a batch file running XCOPY or ROBOCOPY? > Better yet, you may be able to use a syncing program that only copies over the > changes (ala RSYNC). On my Vista box, you can check a box that makes > Scheduled Tasks run even when no user is logged on Iım guessing XP can do > the same? > > > Brian Hoort > ---------------------- Dak Aldrich Network Administrator College of Music, MSU 517-432-5045 [log in to unmask]