Windows 7 Task Scheduler
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With Windows 7, you can easily schedule tasks like automated backups |
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1. | Click the Start button |
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2. | Type in task |
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3. | It should show Task Scheduler as the
program to run |
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4. | This is actually running the
taskschd.msc program in the system32 directory |
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5. | This should bring up a window similar to
the one below |
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6. | The following will the instructions for
how to add something like a batch file that will run at a certain
day and time to do a backup |
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7. | The easiest way is to click on
Create Basic Task... |
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8. | Type in the Name and Description for
the task. Then click on the Next button |
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9. | Then type in when you want the task to
start. Since the example is for a Monday backup, the Weekly
box is checked. Click on the Next button |
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10. | Since the example is for a Weekly
event, check the time, how often it is to recur and the day you want
it to run. |
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11. | For the action, select Start a
program (since in this example, a batch file will be run) |
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12, | Next browse to where the batch
file or program is located. |
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13. | Click on Next and you will see
everything you configured on one screen |
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14. | This is hopefully a good starter for
you to start scheduling tasks. If you select Create Task
rather than a Basic Task, there are more options available as well. |
