Shortcut to "Set up Backup".

[Peter Jason]

For Win7 SP1 with an inexperienced user, how can a
shortcut to "Setup Backup" be put on to the
desktop?

Normally I would type "backup" into the search, to
get a pane called "backup & restore", then on this
pane to "setup backup" that gives the "Select
where you want to save your Backup" box containing
the disks & devices connected to the computer.
This last box is the one needing a direct
shortcut.

Peter

 

[Andy]

For Win7 SP1 with an inexperienced user, how can a
shortcut to "Setup Backup" be put on to the
desktop?

Normally I would type "backup" into the search, to
get a pane called "backup & restore", then on this
pane to "setup backup" that gives the "Select
where you want to save your Backup" box containing
the disks & devices connected to the computer.
This last box is the one needing a direct
shortcut.

Peter

Go to Start > Control Panel and select either large or small icons from the
view selector in the top right. Then drag the Backup & Restore icon to the
Desktop.


Andy

 

[Jeff Layman]

For Win7 SP1 with an inexperienced user, how can a
shortcut to "Setup Backup" be put on to the
desktop?

Normally I would type "backup" into the search, to
get a pane called "backup & restore", then on this
pane to "setup backup" that gives the "Select
where you want to save your Backup" box containing
the disks & devices connected to the computer.
This last box is the one needing a direct
shortcut.

Peter

According to
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/create-windows-7-system-image-for-full-backup-and-restoration/:

"The full command line to directly access the Create a system image is
%SystemRoot%\System32\sddt.exe /BLBBACKUPWIZARD." You could try
creating a shortcut using that wording.

Assuming you want to create a system image, that is.

 

[Desk Rabbit]

For Win7 SP1 with an inexperienced user, how can a
shortcut to "Setup Backup" be put on to the
desktop?

Normally I would type "backup" into the search, to
get a pane called "backup & restore", then on this
pane to "setup backup" that gives the "Select
where you want to save your Backup" box containing
the disks & devices connected to the computer.
This last box is the one needing a direct
shortcut.

Peter

With a user that needs that fine detail of hand holding to achieve a
very simple task you might need this script handy:

http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/wordperfect.asp

 

[Stephen Wolstenholme]

With a user that needs that fine detail of hand holding to achieve a
very simple task

A simple task that can cause a problem if used too often.

Steve

 

[Peter Jason]

According to
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/create-windows-7-system-image-for-full-backup-and-restoration/:

"The full command line to directly access the Create a system image is
%SystemRoot%\System32\sddt.exe /BLBBACKUPWIZARD." You could try
creating a shortcut using that wording.

Assuming you want to create a system image, that is.

Thanks, but it doesn't work. I go to the desktop
and click "new shortcut" and paste in the above,
but get an error saying "the file
%SystemRoot%\System32\sddt.exe " cannot be found.

I tested this on a desktop working shortcut (from
its "target" field:
"%SystemRoot%\System32\sddt.exe" and still it
gives "cannot be found". If I go to the
System32 folder and create a shortcut from the
sddt.exe file, this works, but gives the screen
before the one I want.

 

[Andy Burns]

it doesn't work. I go to the desktop
and click "new shortcut" and paste in the above,
but get an error saying "the file
%SystemRoot%\System32\sddt.exe " cannot be found.

That's true, it should be sdclt.exe not sddt.exe

 

[Peter Jason]

That's true, it should be sdclt.exe not sddt.exe

Thanks, it works. But there seems to be two
sorts of backups:

1/ A system image only, via sdclt.exe

2/ a "Let Windows Choose" option that seems to
backup the system image, plus select files from
the library. (This one I wants because most
individual files can be restored without accessing
the system image.)

I want the shortcut to 2 "Let Windows Choose".

Peter

 

[Peter Jason]

That's true, it should be sdclt.exe not sddt.exe

I fixed it with:

C:\Windows\System32\sdclt.exe /configure

in a new desktop shortcut. This bypasses all the
Control Panel steps. Other variations to the
last word of the above are....

/RESTORE
/UIMODE
/SHOW
/CONFIGURE
/STARTBACKUPS
/DETECTFAILURE
/CHECKFULL
/RESTOREWIZARD
/RESTOREWIZARDADMIN
/BLBBACKUPWIZARD
/ENABLEJOB
/DISABLEJOB
/KICKOFFNEW
/KICKOFFJOB
/RUNONCE
/RESTOREPAGE
/BACKUPPAGE

but I have not tested these.

Peter

 

[G. Morgan]

With a user that needs that fine detail of hand holding to achieve a
very simple task you might need this script handy:

http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/wordperfect.asp

Interesting, I didn't know that originated on Usenet.

It's here:
http://al.howardknight.net/msgid.cgi?STYPE=msgid&A=0&MSGI=<[email protected]>

and here:
https://groups.google.com/group/alt.shenanigans/msg/d57ff1f95eb11691?hl=en&dmode=source

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