Automatic Backup at shutdown

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How can I have XP automatically backup the "My Documents" folder at shutdown?
I have two hard drives and wish to backup to the second hard drive. any help
greatly appreciated.

RJJ
 
RJJ said:
How can I have XP automatically backup the "My Documents" folder at shutdown?
I have two hard drives and wish to backup to the second hard drive. any help
greatly appreciated.
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Write a batch file to start NTBACKUP or XCOPY for the backup. Then
write a SHUTDOWN command in the last line of the batch file. Start the
batch when you want to shutdown Windows.
For details with SHUTDOWN type
SHUTDOWN /?
at a DOS prompt.
 
Thorsten Matzner said:
Write a batch file to start NTBACKUP or XCOPY for the backup. Then
write a SHUTDOWN command in the last line of the batch file...
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I've never had much success with that method (IIRC I had to hang around to
click something at the end), but there's a freeware program called
LastChance that intercepts the Win shutdown call and will run any program or
list of programs first, then carry on closing up shop. I used it for years
with 98SE, using the freeware XXCopy with switches to just copy new &
changed files and, for email, switches to copy changed files that already
existed at the target (to avoid copying newsgroups), about to try it with my
new XP.

http://www.fileware.com/products.htm#LastChance
 
there's a freeware program
called LastChance that intercepts the Win shutdown call and will run
any program or list of programs first, then carry on closing up shop.
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Damn, it doesn't work with XP. Just logs me off rather than shutting down.
:(
 
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