Looking for help with backups

[MMock]

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.

[mendhak]

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.