backing up registry

[Bill in Co.]

How much hard drive space would an extra 25 days' worth of registry
backups take up? (Surely, less than 1GB total.) Assuming Jo-Anne's hard
drive isn't tiny, it might make more sense for her to keep the default
value of 30 days IMO. It's not hurting anything.

Last time I checked, each backup was around 60 or 70 MB on average (but that
varies with how much has changed since the last one, and it can exceed this
value a fair amount, especially if you've installed or uninstalled a very
LARGE program. say like Office, for example).

OK, so let's go with a conservative (minimal, actually) 60 MB each.
For 10 days, that's 600 MB already! 30 days = a whopping 1.8 GB!

 

[Jo-Anne]

How much hard drive space would an extra 25 days' worth of registry
backups take up? (Surely, less than 1GB total.) Assuming Jo-Anne's hard
drive isn't tiny, it might make more sense for her to keep the default
value of 30 days IMO. It's not hurting anything.

Well, on my oldest computer, the hard drive is only 60GB--but it's only a
little more than half full at the moment. Given the difficulty--for me--of
making any changes to ERUNT, I think I'll let it go at 30 days for now. The
two other computers have 160GB drives.

Thank you, Daave!

Jo-Anne

 

[SC Tom]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.

Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll type
it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could screw
things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Where is the location that you see in msconfig? Probably in the registry? If
so, open regedit and go to that key, double-click on the key, and copy and
paste that line (it should be one line, not wrapped) in the value data.
That'll take care of it for you. Make the 'days:X' however long you want it.
P.S. The command is the same on my XP box as it is on my Win7 one, no
difference at all.

 

[Daave]

Well, on my oldest computer, the hard drive is only 60GB--but it's
only a little more than half full at the moment. Given the
difficulty--for me--of making any changes to ERUNT, I think I'll let
it go at 30 days for now. The two other computers have 160GB drives.

Thank you, Daave!

YW.

 

[Jo-Anne]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.

Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll
type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could
screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Where is the location that you see in msconfig? Probably in the registry?
If so, open regedit and go to that key, double-click on the key, and copy
and paste that line (it should be one line, not wrapped) in the value
data. That'll take care of it for you. Make the 'days:X' however long you
want it.
P.S. The command is the same on my XP box as it is on my Win7 one, no
difference at all.

MSCONFIG shows the following in the "Command" column:

C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE
%SystemRoot%\ERNDT\Autobackup\#Date#/nonconfirmdelete/noprogresswindow

and shows Startup in the "Location" column.

If I want to add /days:7 to the end of the string, how would I do it? Is
this definitely a registry change? Would I type REGEDIT at "Run"? and try to
work my way through it? (I have avoided doing anything with the registry,
because I'm very nervous about screwing things up--although I suppose with
ERUNT, I could be a bit less nervous.)

Thank you, SC Tom!

Jo-Anne

 

[Bill in Co.]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely
is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do
you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.
--
SC Tom


Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew
the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll
type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could
screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at
the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Where is the location that you see in msconfig? Probably in the registry?
If so, open regedit and go to that key, double-click on the key, and copy
and paste that line (it should be one line, not wrapped) in the value
data. That'll take care of it for you. Make the 'days:X' however long you
want it.
P.S. The command is the same on my XP box as it is on my Win7 one, no
difference at all.

MSCONFIG shows the following in the "Command" column:

C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE
%SystemRoot%\ERNDT\Autobackup\#Date#/nonconfirmdelete/noprogresswindow

and shows Startup in the "Location" column.

If I want to add /days:7 to the end of the string, how would I do it? Is
this definitely a registry change? Would I type REGEDIT at "Run"? and try
to
work my way through it? (I have avoided doing anything with the registry,
because I'm very nervous about screwing things up--although I suppose with
ERUNT, I could be a bit less nervous.)

Thank you, SC Tom!

Jo-Anne

Wouldn't the simplest approach be to uninstall ERUNT, then reinstall it, but
this time set up the 5 day autobackup during its installation (at least
that's what the way I think it worked for me)?

Or are you saying that when you installed ERUNT there were no configuration
options given?

BTW, I looked at msconfig and saw it in there (with the 5 day option), but I
think the program did that when I installed it. But then again, maybe my
memory is off.

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.

Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll type
it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could screw
things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne-
I use ERUNT to create 5 days worth of backups & found out how to do this
somewhere in the README files.

You go to Start/All Programs/Starup & then scoll to ERUNT AutoBackup. Right
click on this & go to Properties.

This is what's in the Target window on mine:
"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE" %SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date#
/noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow /days:5

note: the space after noprogresswindow & then the /days:_ switch in the
Target window

I wish I could point you to the place where I found this but I cannot, for
the life of me, find where I saw this.


~Gary

 

[SC Tom]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely
is 60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number
of days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do
you type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.
--
SC Tom


Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew
the syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so,
I'll type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that
could screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste
at the command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Where is the location that you see in msconfig? Probably in the registry?
If so, open regedit and go to that key, double-click on the key, and copy
and paste that line (it should be one line, not wrapped) in the value
data. That'll take care of it for you. Make the 'days:X' however long you
want it.
P.S. The command is the same on my XP box as it is on my Win7 one, no
difference at all.

MSCONFIG shows the following in the "Command" column:

C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE
%SystemRoot%\ERNDT\Autobackup\#Date#/nonconfirmdelete/noprogresswindow

and shows Startup in the "Location" column.

If I want to add /days:7 to the end of the string, how would I do it? Is
this definitely a registry change? Would I type REGEDIT at "Run"? and try
to work my way through it? (I have avoided doing anything with the
registry, because I'm very nervous about screwing things up--although I
suppose with ERUNT, I could be a bit less nervous.)

Thank you, SC Tom!

Jo-Anne

"Startup" is your startup folder under Programs. Go to Programs, Startup,
and right-click on the "ERUNT AutoBackup" shortcut there and pick
Properties. On the Shortcut tab, at the end of the string in the Target box,
add " /days:X" without the quotes, and change X to the number of days you
want.

 

[Bill in Co.]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.

Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll
type
it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could screw
things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne-
I use ERUNT to create 5 days worth of backups & found out how to do this
somewhere in the README files.

You go to Start/All Programs/Starup & then scoll to ERUNT AutoBackup.
Right
click on this & go to Properties.

This is what's in the Target window on mine:
"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE" %SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date#
/noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow /days:5

note: the space after noprogresswindow & then the /days:_ switch in the
Target window

I wish I could point you to the place where I found this but I cannot, for
the life of me, find where I saw this.


~Gary

I already posted the link in my response, Gary.

 

[Jo-Anne]

Jo-Anne wrote:

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message


"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which
definitely
is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number
of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do
you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder
(In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete
/noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.
--
SC Tom


Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something
that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making
the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes
that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew
the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll
type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could
screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at
the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Where is the location that you see in msconfig? Probably in the
registry?
If so, open regedit and go to that key, double-click on the key, and
copy
and paste that line (it should be one line, not wrapped) in the value
data. That'll take care of it for you. Make the 'days:X' however long
you
want it.
P.S. The command is the same on my XP box as it is on my Win7 one, no
difference at all.
--
SC Tom



MSCONFIG shows the following in the "Command" column:

C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE
%SystemRoot%\ERNDT\Autobackup\#Date#/nonconfirmdelete/noprogresswindow

and shows Startup in the "Location" column.

If I want to add /days:7 to the end of the string, how would I do it?
Is
this definitely a registry change? Would I type REGEDIT at "Run"? and
try
to
work my way through it? (I have avoided doing anything with the
registry,
because I'm very nervous about screwing things up--although I suppose
with
ERUNT, I could be a bit less nervous.)

Thank you, SC Tom!

Jo-Anne

Wouldn't the simplest approach be to uninstall ERUNT, then reinstall it,
but this time set up the 5 day autobackup during its installation (at
least that's what the way I think it worked for me)?

Or are you saying that when you installed ERUNT there were no
configuration options given?

BTW, I looked at msconfig and saw it in there (with the 5 day option),
but
I think the program did that when I installed it. But then again,
maybe
my memory is off.

Thank you, Bill! Here's the situation: I uninstalled ERUNT and
reinstalled
it--and there's no choice about number of days. It's 30, and that's that.
I
will have to add the /days:7 myself--however it's done--if I want to make
the change...sigh.

Jo-Anne

OK, I found the answer on the FAQ page, Jo-Anne, right here:
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/faq.htm

Question: I want to change the number of days from which ERUNT
AutoBackup keeps restore folders.
Answer: Click "Start" - "Programs" - "Startup", right-click "ERUNT
AutoBackup", choose "Properties", then at the end of the command line add
a space and the /days:n switch where n is the new number of days.

Thank you, Bill! I did it. So easy, when you know where and what... I guess
I'll find out if I did it right after 7 days have passed.

Jo-Anne

 

[Jo-Anne]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message


"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely
is 60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number
of days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly
do you type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete
/noprogresswindow /days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.
--
SC Tom


Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew
the syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so,
I'll type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that
could screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and
paste at the command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Where is the location that you see in msconfig? Probably in the
registry? If so, open regedit and go to that key, double-click on the
key, and copy and paste that line (it should be one line, not wrapped)
in the value data. That'll take care of it for you. Make the 'days:X'
however long you want it.
P.S. The command is the same on my XP box as it is on my Win7 one, no
difference at all.

MSCONFIG shows the following in the "Command" column:

C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE
%SystemRoot%\ERNDT\Autobackup\#Date#/nonconfirmdelete/noprogresswindow

and shows Startup in the "Location" column.

If I want to add /days:7 to the end of the string, how would I do it? Is
this definitely a registry change? Would I type REGEDIT at "Run"? and try
to work my way through it? (I have avoided doing anything with the
registry, because I'm very nervous about screwing things up--although I
suppose with ERUNT, I could be a bit less nervous.)

Thank you, SC Tom!

Jo-Anne

"Startup" is your startup folder under Programs. Go to Programs, Startup,
and right-click on the "ERUNT AutoBackup" shortcut there and pick
Properties. On the Shortcut tab, at the end of the string in the Target
box, add " /days:X" without the quotes, and change X to the number of days
you want.

Thank you, SC Tom! I did it. As I mentioned to Bill, I suspect I won't know
for sure that I did it right until 7 days have gone by...

Jo-Anne

 

[Jo-Anne]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.

Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll
type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could
screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne-
I use ERUNT to create 5 days worth of backups & found out how to do this
somewhere in the README files.

You go to Start/All Programs/Starup & then scoll to ERUNT AutoBackup.
Right click on this & go to Properties.

This is what's in the Target window on mine:
"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE" %SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date#
/noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow /days:5

note: the space after noprogresswindow & then the /days:_ switch in the
Target window

I wish I could point you to the place where I found this but I cannot, for
the life of me, find where I saw this.


~Gary

Thank you, Gary! I did it. I hope it works--and assume I'll know after the 7
days are up.

Jo-Anne

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely
is 60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number
of days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do
you type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.
--
SC Tom


Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew
the syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so,
I'll type it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that
could screw things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste
at the command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne-
I use ERUNT to create 5 days worth of backups & found out how to do this
somewhere in the README files.

You go to Start/All Programs/Starup & then scoll to ERUNT AutoBackup.
Right click on this & go to Properties.

This is what's in the Target window on mine:
"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:5

note: the space after noprogresswindow & then the /days:_ switch in the
Target window

I wish I could point you to the place where I found this but I cannot,
for the life of me, find where I saw this.


~Gary

Thank you, Gary! I did it. I hope it works--and assume I'll know after the
7 days are up.

Jo-Anne

You're welcome, Jo-Anne-
Bill beat me to it while I was looking everywhere in the README files. (&
while I tapped[pecked]out my response)
I even checked the FAQ but apparently glanced right over it!

~Gary

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
<snip>

Addendum: I have no idea how to change the default (which definitely
is
60 days in WinXP). The README file says you can change the number of
days at the command prompt with /days:[number]. But what exactly do
you
type at the command prompt--before "/days:X"?

Jo-Anne

This is the line from my shortcut that I have in my Startup folder (In
Windows 7):

"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow
/days:7

Mine saves 7 day's worth and deletes the old ones daily.
--
SC Tom


Looks fine, but I don't know how to create it. I can see something that
looks like it when I run MSCONFIG, but how would I go about making the
change so it will work in Startup. I gather from the program notes that
you have to do this at the command prompt--which I could do if I knew
the
syntax. Or is the syntax exactly what you've typed above? If so, I'll
type
it at the command prompt and see what happens--unless that could screw
things up badly. (Also, I gather I can't just copy and paste at the
command prompt? I tried, and it didn't work.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne-
I use ERUNT to create 5 days worth of backups & found out how to do this
somewhere in the README files.

You go to Start/All Programs/Starup & then scoll to ERUNT AutoBackup.
Right
click on this & go to Properties.

This is what's in the Target window on mine:
"C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE"
%SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date#
/noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow /days:5

note: the space after noprogresswindow & then the /days:_ switch in the
Target window

I wish I could point you to the place where I found this but I cannot,
for
the life of me, find where I saw this.


~Gary

I already posted the link in my response, Gary.

Yes you did.
I saw it after I sent my response.