Re: frustration about scheduled jobs on XP
From: Eric Renken (ericrenken_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/06/04
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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:11:06 -0500
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-- Eric Renken "revyakin" <revyakin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:fa06e058.0411041834.1a3445d5@posting.google.com... > Thank you very much, Eric. I will set standby to "Never" then. > > "Eric Renken" <ericrenken@msn.com> wrote in message > news:<uK0biVkwEHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>... >> Your best bet is to schedule the backup for when you are not there, but >> leave your computer on. You shouldn't need to be logged in. I would >> recommend setting your power settings in the control panel to make sure >> that >> the monitor and your hard drives will turn off after like 20 minutes of >> unused but make sure that the standby and if you have it hibernate fields >> are set to "never". >> >> Another option might be if you computer has a BIOS setting on when it >> should >> wake itself up. I have seen this in some computers but not all. If it >> does >> have this setting you could set it to wake up about an hour before the >> backup starts, but I think you would just be better off to leave your >> computer running. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> -- >> Eric Renken >> Microsoft Associate Expert. >> Expert Zone >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ >> >> >> >> "revyakin" <revyakin@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:fa06e058.0411032112.2ec75164@posting.google.com... >> > Sorry if this is a dumb question, but... >> > >> > I have recently experienced a major HD crash, learned the lesson the >> > hard way (paid $2,000 to restore data) - and finally decided to make >> > backups regularly. >> > >> > I knew that I still won't burn CDs/DVDs on a regular basis. So I got >> > myself an exernal Maxtor HD and purchased a backup software >> > ("Winbackup", but I guess they are all the same). Supposedly, I could >> > schedule XP run backups as frequently as I would like to. >> > >> > It turned out that the scheduler runs only when I am using the comp. >> > It is not able wake up the comp from standby, say, at 4 am (when I am >> > not - normally - using the comp), to run the backup. The tech support >> > recommended to schedule the backup when I AM using the comp. Well, it >> > works, but it freezes the comp while the backup is being run, so I >> > have to suspend all work while it's running. What's the purpose of a >> > "scheduled" backup, if tit can't run when I am not there, and if I >> > can't use the comp when it's running? >> > >> > Is there any way to make the comp wake up from standby to run a >> > scheduled task on XP? Or I simply should set the comp to never go into >> > standby? >> > >> > runnerXCskier
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