I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??

I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.

Any help is appreciated...

Bryan in Dayton, OH

Is the backup set to go off sometime in the early AM? If so, check the
starting "date". I've seen several instances where someone has set a task to
go off at 2:00 AM but they forget to change the start date to tomorrow, so
it never runs for the first time.
Louis

"blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
> the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
>
> I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
>
> Any help is appreciated...
>
> Bryan in Dayton, OH

"blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
> the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
>
> I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
>
> Any help is appreciated...
>
> Bryan in Dayton, OH

What does the Task Scheduler log file report?

Thanks for the response. Yes, I have set it for the next day and then for
weekly there after. No luck.

"3c273" wrote:

> Is the backup set to go off sometime in the early AM? If so, check the
> starting "date". I've seen several instances where someone has set a task to
> go off at 2:00 AM but they forget to change the start date to tomorrow, so
> it never runs for the first time.
> Louis
>
> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
> >
> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated...
> >
> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
>
>
>

unfortunately nothing...

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
> >
> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated...
> >
> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
>
> What does the Task Scheduler log file report?
>
>
>

I should qualify the nothing response, if you mean the log file in the backup
utility then nothing. If you refer to another log file, please point me to
it so I can check.

Thanks...

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
> >
> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated...
> >
> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
>
> What does the Task Scheduler log file report?
>
>
>

Look under the Advanced options in the Task Scheduler.

"blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:78D7DF03-09B5-4328-B03C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I should qualify the nothing response, if you mean the log file in the
>backup
> utility then nothing. If you refer to another log file, please point me
> to
> it so I can check.
>
> Thanks...
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens
>> >in
>> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
>> >
>> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
>> >
>> > Any help is appreciated...
>> >
>> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
>>
>> What does the Task Scheduler log file report?
>>
>>
>>

Here is what the task scheduler logs:

"Office Backup.job" (ntbackup.exe) 6/29/2008 2:00:55 AM ** ERROR **
The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task failed;
therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or no account
information existed for the task.
The specific error is:
0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler
security database for the task indicated.

I have attempted to change ownership to "Bryan" for all of drive C. This
still fails. My account has admin priveleges.

My account does not have a password associated with it. Backup asks for
this and then accepts the blank password. Not sure if this is causing this
or not.

Any help is appreciated...

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens in
> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
> >
> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated...
> >
> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
>
> What does the Task Scheduler log file report?
>
>
>

You must use an account with a non-blank password to run
scheduled tasks. Most people use a dedicated "Scheduler"
account.


"blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0BBB65D0-3F5A-47EE-97B6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here is what the task scheduler logs:
>
> "Office Backup.job" (ntbackup.exe) 6/29/2008 2:00:55 AM ** ERROR **
> The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task failed;
> therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or no account
> information existed for the task.
> The specific error is:
> 0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler
> security database for the task indicated.
>
> I have attempted to change ownership to "Bryan" for all of drive C. This
> still fails. My account has admin priveleges.
>
> My account does not have a password associated with it. Backup asks for
> this and then accepts the blank password. Not sure if this is causing
> this
> or not.
>
> Any help is appreciated...
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens
>> >in
>> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
>> >
>> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
>> >
>> > Any help is appreciated...
>> >
>> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
>>
>> What does the Task Scheduler log file report?
>>
>>
>>

Why is it that other scheduled tasks work (like anti-spyware)? So I create a
new account specifically for running backup?

I'll give it a try....

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> You must use an account with a non-blank password to run
> scheduled tasks. Most people use a dedicated "Scheduler"
> account.
>
>
> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0BBB65D0-3F5A-47EE-97B6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Here is what the task scheduler logs:
> >
> > "Office Backup.job" (ntbackup.exe) 6/29/2008 2:00:55 AM ** ERROR **
> > The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task failed;
> > therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or no account
> > information existed for the task.
> > The specific error is:
> > 0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler
> > security database for the task indicated.
> >
> > I have attempted to change ownership to "Bryan" for all of drive C. This
> > still fails. My account has admin priveleges.
> >
> > My account does not have a password associated with it. Backup asks for
> > this and then accepts the blank password. Not sure if this is causing
> > this
> > or not.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated...
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "blayer2121" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:903A802A-6311-47CD-B106-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I have set Backup to run on a weekly basis thru the appropriate screens
> >> >in
> >> > the utility. However, the backups never take place. Why is this??
> >> >
> >> > I am backing up my Outlook files to an external hard drive.
> >> >
> >> > Any help is appreciated...
> >> >
> >> > Bryan in Dayton, OH
> >>
> >> What does the Task Scheduler log file report?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>