At 7/31/2005 05:01 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
>> Since it is so easy to use a CD Creator program and you can save the
>> "Image file" so it can be used multiple times, I can see no reason to
>> use an unreliable program, like XCOPY.
>
>How do you script a CD Creator program for regular backup, so that
>it's a single doubleclick for the end user?
It can even be added to the Task Scheduler, so that users wouldn't even
have to think about "double clicking" anything.
>Secondly, why would you want to repeatedly backup a single image of
>your data files?
You've lost me. I thought that was what you were doing with a backup script?
I thought you were copying a set of directories to a CD-R.
That's what a Creator script does, makes the same type of backup to a
CD-R. Obviously, it copies all the changes, which you don't seem to
understand.
>If you're doing a full backup, yes, imaging the drive is great.
No. I would never ever do a full backup, too big, too many CDs.
>But if all you're doing is a data backup (substantially less data),
>then it's not satisfactory.
Of course not, that is not what I was saying to do.
>1. the built in backup program provided with WinXP can only use hard
>drives or floppy disks, not CD-R.
I would never use a Microsoft backup program.
>2. the built-in tools for creating CD-Rs are not scriptable, so you
>can't create a backup script to run at will or no a schedule.
I said you need a CD Creator program.
>What would you suggest for backup, both method and medium?
A CD Creator program. Didn't you read my message?
Phil Daley < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley
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