> >Once you install it, you can locate it in Start-->All
> >Programs-->Accessories-->System Tools.
> Does the Microsoft Backup support automatic, unattended
> operation?
Yes. Most right hand tab (at least on Windows XP Professional)
is the Scheduled tab - uses built-in Windows scheduler to run
backup scripts you setup at the times/dates desired.
> If you manually have to initiate backup, I can almost
> guarantee that you will have skipped the day before
> you really need to recover something.
I guess that's because most people have bad habits ...
or have never been taught good ones!
I usually perform backups before and after certain events:
like before upgrading or making changes to my system,
or after running QuickBooks, doing contest logs, etc.
(In addition to full system and incremental backups.)
In my previous comments I forgot to mention I also
routinely burn information to optical media as well ...
(especially rewritable media).
Windows Server 2003 also has a neat feature:
when you use it as a file server, it can maintain
a journal of all the files (that are accessed
over the network). Pretty easy to actually roll
back a file to a previous version! If you're in
the IT industry there are numerous ways to get a
low or no cost copy of Windows Server 2003 ...
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