XCOPY FILE TO COPY MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER

[hamy]

hi all
i am trying to write a small script using xcopy coomand that will copy
the My documents folder to a computer on the network named zesus, drive
D: ; can some 1 help ..it says invalid parameters my command is
xcopy C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents \\zeus\D:\backup
do i first need to map the drive on the machine ?
i'm planning to used microsoft schedule to schedule it to backup
weekly..would it work if the computer is logged off
thanks in advance,am a lil new to scripts and stuff!

 

[hamy]

i actually got it solved ..but now the problem is that i want to hide
the dos widow that pops up ..is there any may i can hide that from the
user ??
thanks

 

[Squire]

An alternate idea,
If you are just using the other computer for a backup.
You can acquire a USB external hard drive that plugs into your machine, that
can be programmed for automatic backups.
You can unplug it so no one else can see what you have on it.

 

[hamy]

thanks jerry , i got the problem solved. i wrote a VB script to run it
in background
Hamza Yaswi