Question:

Tony,

I have Windows Vista Home Premium, and want to use Task Scheduler to schedule Automatic Backup to my DVD to wake-up and run this task after I put my computer into Sleep Mode.  In Task Scheduler, I click on Create Task, and when I get to the Actions window, I click on New, and then click on Browse, and then click on Look-In.  However, I can’t locate the Backup task in the Look-In portion of the Actions window, so that I can schedule it to wake-up the computer (on the Conditions window), in order to run backup, after I have put it into Sleep mode.  Can you tell me how to locate Backup in the Look-In window?  Your prompt reply will be greatly appreciated.

Stan  

Answer:

Hi, Stan. Try this:

First, follow these steps to configure an automatic backup. Then:

1. Click Start, type Task,  and then click Task Scheduler on the Start menu.

2. Select the Task Scheduler\Task Scheduler Library\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup\ node.

3. In the right pane, right-click AutomaticBackup, and then click Properties.

4. On the AutomaticBackup Properties dialog, select the Conditions tab. Select the Wake the computer to run this task check box. Click OK.

That’s it! Assuming your computer supports waking up at a scheduled time (it probably does, if it’s running Vista), you should be all set.