Looking for help with backups

I created a scheduled task to run on my PC which backs my PC up to an external hard drive, like this:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe
backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\BRIAN\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\WeeklyBackup.bks"
/n "FullBackup.bkf created 6/11/2008 at 10:30 AM"
/d "Set created 6/11/2008 at 10:30 AM"
/v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc : off /m copy /j "WeeklyBackup" /l:s /f "F:\BackupDevPC\FullBackup.bkf"

(Note that spaces were inserted here: /hc : off because otherwise it was converted to a smilie).

I set this up with an IT guy that supports my office. It was over the phone, so I didn't take notes (like I should have) nor did I do the server right away while what I did was fresh in my mind (like I should have). What I tried on the server generated this:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe

So I'm not sure where all the switches came from. Also, regarding the latter backup - does that do the backup to the same machine it's backing up??? So if it crashes you end up with zippo?

Thanks for any advice.

The switches can be understood by going to command prompt and typing

ntbackup /?

Which will launch a CHM, I believe, containing all the command line parameters that the ntbackup.exe utility accepts and what they mean.

Doing an ntbackup, simply, should start a 'backup wizard' for you on your machine. I don't think it does anything without parameters though, so you'll need to figure those out.