Ok, I am going to try some of these suggestions. The problem with Ghost was even when I gave it the administrator pw it would not take it. It would then say some thing to the effect of, can't have 2 people logged in at the same time, even though I was the only one "logged" in. Weird. Though I did see some people having the same problems that I am having.
Will let you all know. PS While I know how to use PKZip, writing a batch file is beyond me. lol > Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:15:17 -0700 > To: [email protected] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [H] automated back up software > > > Just about any backup program will do what you want. Ghost, Acronis, > even windows vista native backup. You need to let Ghost, or Windows > scheduler, know the administrative password so it can write to your USB drive. > > But why not keep it simple. Use Winzip 11, or any other zip program > from the command line. Write a simple batch file zipping up the drive > or folder, and dropping it in the drive/folder of your your choice. > > Use Windows scheduler to run it every whenever. Windows scheduler > will ask you for the required administrative password so it will have > no problem writing it to your USB drive or any where else. You can > even do this to a network drive. > > A zip file using portable compression is universal, so any zip > program will be able to open the zip. If you wish to secure the zip > file, Winzip 11 will allow you to encrypt with AES 256bit . And > Winzip 11 now has a window browser that makes for easy recovery of a > single file. > > This approach doesn't have a fancy UI, and it isn't complicated ,or > full of administrative features, but it uses the flagship of > compression algorithms, it isn't tied to any one program, and it is > simple and bullet proof. > > > > At 12:52 PM 7/12/2008, you wrote: > >I had posted this before but didn't get any responses. I have a > >networked external hdd. Myworldbook, 1 TB. > > > >I can see the drive and backup to or from it. But I want a good > >program to do that automatically. The Mionet that came with it is horrible. > > > >I tried the trial version of Norton Ghost but can't get it to see > >the hdd. It keeps asking for a pw, I have tried all I know that > >would be related to the network, but no go. > > > >Any suggestions? > > > >I want my laptop backed up each day as I do all my work and billing > >on it. It would be a big plus if it would back up the entire laptop > >systems and all so if could be a total restore from the network > >drive or am I asking to much? > > > >Any help appreciated. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >The i'm Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? > >http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld > _________________________________________________________________ The i’m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld
