Howdy All,

I want to create a shortcut on the desktop that can simply be double clicked
to run a backup job for ntbackup.

I have tried, but when I create the shortcut it just flashes the backup
utility on the screen and nothing happens.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Brian

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:07 -0500, Brian wrote:

> Any ideas?

Go to the backup, schedule the job, and when you are done, open the
scheduler, and drag the job to the desktop.

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I've tried that, but I get the same result

"Holz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:07 -0500, Brian wrote:
>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Go to the backup, schedule the job, and when you are done, open the
> scheduler, and drag the job to the desktop.
>
> --
> The next version of Windows? Windows piñata
> Piñatas are made from easily breakable materials. a bright container
> surrounded by blindfolded children breaking the
> piñata in order to collect the candy inside of it.

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've tried that, but I get the same result
>
> "Holz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:07 -0500, Brian wrote:
>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Go to the backup, schedule the job, and when you are done, open the
>> scheduler, and drag the job to the desktop.
>>

Do this:
- Open the Task Scheduler.
- Open the backup task you created.
- Use Ctrl+C to copy the whole command line.
- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Do this:
Press Alt+Space bar
Tap the letter E
Tap the letter P
Press the Enter key
- Report exactly what you see
- Paste the backup command line into your reply

Pegasus,

This is what I get when I do that:
C:\WINNT\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
NT\NTBackup\data\Backup.bks" /a /d "Set created 10/28/2005 at 7:54 AM" /v:no
/r:no /rs:no /hcff /m incremental /j "Backup" /l:s /f
"\\server1\BACKUPS\Brian_BU.bkf"



"Pegasus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> I've tried that, but I get the same result
>>
>> "Holz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4679412a$0$16536$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:07 -0500, Brian wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Go to the backup, schedule the job, and when you are done, open the
>>> scheduler, and drag the job to the desktop.
>>>
>
> Do this:
> - Open the Task Scheduler.
> - Open the backup task you created.
> - Use Ctrl+C to copy the whole command line.
> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
> - Do this:
> Press Alt+Space bar
> Tap the letter E
> Tap the letter P
> Press the Enter key
> - Report exactly what you see
> - Paste the backup command line into your reply
>

Fine, that's the command line. Now tell us what happens
when you press the Enter key.


"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Pegasus,
>
> This is what I get when I do that:
> C:\WINNT\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Documents and
> Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\NTBackup\data\Backup.bks" /a /d "Set created 10/28/2005 at 7:54 AM"
> /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hcff /m incremental /j "Backup" /l:s /f
> "\\server1\BACKUPS\Brian_BU.bkf"
>
>
>
> "Pegasus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I've tried that, but I get the same result
>>>
>>> "Holz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:4679412a$0$16536$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:07 -0500, Brian wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Go to the backup, schedule the job, and when you are done, open the
>>>> scheduler, and drag the job to the desktop.
>>>>
>>
>> Do this:
>> - Open the Task Scheduler.
>> - Open the backup task you created.
>> - Use Ctrl+C to copy the whole command line.
>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
>> - Do this:
>> Press Alt+Space bar
>> Tap the letter E
>> Tap the letter P
>> Press the Enter key
>> - Report exactly what you see
>> - Paste the backup command line into your reply
>>
>
>

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:06:54 -0500, Brian wrote:

> I've tried that, but I get the same result

Sorry should have been more detailed:
copy the line in the schedules job into a file called anything.bat on your
desktop.

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Piñatas are made from easily breakable materials. a bright container
surrounded by blindfolded children breaking the
piñata in order to collect the candy inside of it.