Re: MS Backup Program
Patrick, I did as you suggested and added a password to my user account. The
first try after that did not work but then I realized I had not restarted my
computer after adding the password. I restarted the computer and ntbackup
started like a charm. I really do appreciate your time to share your
knowledge with others. I would also like to thank sgopus for their time as
well. Have a great week, Bob
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Bob662
"Bob" wrote:
> Patrick, thanks for the information. I'll give that a try and see how I do.
> When I was checking out the FAQs I saw that many folks recommended Acronis
> TrueImage. I had purchased Retrospect 7.5 but when I took my CPU in for a
> problem, the computer repairman said that Retrospect 7.5 had to many whistles
> and bells for a home computer. He recommended the ntbackup as simple to use
> and great for my needs. Thanks again.
> --
> Bob662
>
>
> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>
> > "Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:009EBF55-389F-4D90-A3AF-6A1CC4B1739C@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi there, I am running Windows XP Home and have the backup program loaded
> > > from the CD. I try to run the program and would like to have it backup
> > > the
> > > system every night. I have tried numerous times to use the backup wizard
> > > to
> > > do this and each time I am asked for the user name and password. I have
> > > never used a user name or password in the past but added a password to the
> > > string of letters and numbers they gave as a user name and seemed to get
> > > through it. However, everytime it should run I have a message on the
> > > scheduled tasks that says, "could not start." I would apprecate some help
> > > in
> > > learning what I am doing wrong. Thanks for your time and knowledge. Bob
> > > --
> > > Bob662
> >
> > By default, if you attempt to run a scheduled task on a local user account
> > that has no password, it will silently fail. This is by design, as a
> > security precaution, and is not limited to Backup.
> >
> > It's easy to get past this. Simply add a password to your user account,
> > and tell the scheduler what it is. It is possible to turn off the default
> > behaviour, but it's not prudent from a security standpoint.
> >
> > Also, on XP Home ntbackup has some very annoying limitations; it may well
> > appear to you that you can do a complete system backup, but you won't
> > realize that you can't until it fails partway through. And there is no way
> > around that other than using a less feature-poor backup system. There
> > are many, and many people rely on imaging programs like Acronis TrueImage.
> >
> > HTH
> > -pk
> >
> >
