Scheduled XP Backup never starts

[John McKinney]

I am using XP home edition. I am trying to set up a
scheduled backup to a maped network drive on another
computer. I used the advanced option to schedule a daily
backup. The schedule calendar indicates the backups are
properly scheduled,, but nothing ever happens,, ie. the
time comes and goes, nothing starts and there is
no "report" or error message. When I set up and run
immediately, everything works fine.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Have you set the task to "run as" using a passworded name and account?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I am using XP home edition. I am trying to set up a
scheduled backup to a maped network drive on another
computer. I used the advanced option to schedule a daily
backup. The schedule calendar indicates the backups are
properly scheduled,, but nothing ever happens,, ie. the
time comes and goes, nothing starts and there is
no "report" or error message. When I set up and run
immediately, everything works fine.

Have you set a username and password for the task to run under? Without
those the task won't run. It has to be a valid user name and password, and
the password can not be blank.
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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
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[John McKinney]

Rick/Tom

Thanks for the response,, sorry for my delay,,, I was on
travel.

I did use set the "run as" option to the current active
account. I tried both with and without a password
(blank),, neither worked.

However, the active account does not have a password,,
i.e. my computer boots without asking for one. Perhaps
you are suggesting that I have to set up an account with
a user ID and password ????

Thanks again
John M.

 

[Tom Porterfield]

However, the active account does not have a password,,
i.e. my computer boots without asking for one. Perhaps
you are suggesting that I have to set up an account with
a user ID and password ????

Exactly. The account that you are running the task under has to have a
password. After adding a password to your account, you can still have your
computer log on automatically even with a passworded account. To do that
click Start, select Run and enter the following command:

control userpasswords2

Click OK and this will bring up an alternate view to user accounts
maintenance. On the Users tab remove the check from "Users must enter a
user name and password to use this computer." Click apply and you will be
prompted for the user id and password that should be used log on to the
computer when Windows starts up.
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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
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