Copying a directory during start up or close down

[Guest]

Hi
I would like to copy some sub directories from my C:\My Documents directory
to F:\ My Documents during start up or close down, as its not always possible
to complete a backup to an external drive whilst travelling or flying.

Ideally I would like to create a file that does the copying, and include
this file in the start up or close down procedure.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks Joco (London)

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi
I would like to copy some sub directories from my C:\My Documents directory
to F:\ My Documents during start up or close down, as its not always possible
to complete a backup to an external drive whilst travelling or flying.

Ideally I would like to create a file that does the copying, and include
this file in the start up or close down procedure.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks Joco (London)

Run GPEDIT.MSC, then open up
- Local Computer Policy
- Computer Configuration
- Windows Settings
- Scripts (Startup / Shutdown)

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply

I have tried to run GPEDIT.MSC from the start, run option and an error
message shows windows cannot find the file. A search on allpartitions cannot
find the file either, and I have searched from the C: prompt . I have windows
XP Home.
Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks Joco (London)

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

AFAIK, the policy editor is available on XP Professional only.
You can still copy your files at startup time, by instructing the
Task Scheduler to run your batch file at boot time. I am not aware
of a method to run tasks at shutdown time on XP Home PCs.

 

[Malke]

Thanks for your reply

I have tried to run GPEDIT.MSC from the start, run option and an error
message shows windows cannot find the file. A search on allpartitions
cannot find the file either, and I have searched from the C: prompt .
I have windows XP Home.
Am I doing something wrong ?

You're not doing anything wrong; XP Home doesn't have the Group Policy
editor. A better solution for you would be to use something like Second
Copy from www.centered.com. This is a very inexpensive and flexible
backup program. It will do exactly what you want.

Malke