Network ntbackup

[Guest]

Running win xp pro, I have a scheduled backup which backs up a local drive
and a network drive to an external hard drive. The scheduled task will
backup the local drive, but not the network drive.
When I first open ntbackup the network drive does not show in the list of
drives. (This is a known issue- search for restore ntbackup). Under these
circumstances even if I run the scheduled task manually, the remote drive
will not backup. If however, I open explorer and click a folder on the
remote drive, then the drive appears in the backup window and the backup will
run.
Wind98 and maybe 2000 had an option as to whether to connect to network
drives at logon, or do a fast boot and connect to network drives when needed.
Is this still an option in win xp? It does seem that the connection to the
network drive is not made until I manual click on a folder in explorer.
This is an intermttent issue that is driving me crazy!
Will Dantz Retrospect deal with network drives better, or is this a windows
thing and the backup program makes no difference?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Running win xp pro, I have a scheduled backup which backs up a local drive
and a network drive to an external hard drive. The scheduled task will
backup the local drive, but not the network drive.
When I first open ntbackup the network drive does not show in the list of
drives. (This is a known issue- search for restore ntbackup). Under these
circumstances even if I run the scheduled task manually, the remote drive
will not backup. If however, I open explorer and click a folder on the
remote drive, then the drive appears in the backup window and the backup will
run.
Wind98 and maybe 2000 had an option as to whether to connect to network
drives at logon, or do a fast boot and connect to network drives when needed.
Is this still an option in win xp? It does seem that the connection to the
network drive is not made until I manual click on a folder in explorer.
This is an intermttent issue that is driving me crazy!
Will Dantz Retrospect deal with network drives better, or is this a windows
thing and the backup program makes no difference?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Instead of relying on remembered connections, seize control
and make these connections explicitly, by placing the following
lines into a batch file in your startup folder:

@echo off
net use /persistent:no
net use S: \\SomePC\SomeShare
net use
ping localhost -n 5 > nul

 

[Guest]

I think that's going to do it. Thanks a million... no... make that 2 million.

BTW, if it's not too much trouble could you explain each line in the batch
file. I had tried net use but was mot thorough enough. I think it's the
ping request that actually makes the connection. At least without it, it
didn't work.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

@echo off
This line prevents each line of code from being shown on the screen during
execution.

net use /persistent:no
This line tells Windows NOT to remember previous connections, because you
make the explicitely in the next line. It's a once-only setting - you can
now remove this line.

net use S: \\SomePC\SomeShare
This line makes the connection.

net use
This line shows you the current connections.

ping localhost -n 5 > nul
This line introduces a 4-second delay so that you can see the result of the
previous lines of code on the screen. It does NOT make or break any
connections.

 

[Guest]

Extremely helpful. Thanks.

P.S. Your an amateur astronomer?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

No - Pegasus (the flying horse) is just a pen name.
Thanks for the feedback.