Automatic Backup and Shutdown

I would like to know how to do these in order:

1) "wake up" my sleeping computer;
2) run an image backup;
3)and finally shut down my computer.

I know the wizards in this forum have an answer to this noobish question.

Thanks,
nozzle

 

Hi nozzle

Are you just using the built in Windows backup? Not sure what you are using, or if you are looking for an app that can do this. I would think one could simply set up a task schedule to accomplish this under windows. Most image apps can be scheduled and you should be able to shutdown post backup.

I do cold imaging outside of windows, but what you are looking to do should be task oriented I think. Maybe someone with better experience can assist in helping set up a task that will accomplish your request.

Jim

 

nozzle,

I agree with Jim. Task Scheduler.

Which imaging app? Which OS?

 

Thanks for the replies. I found a small app called "WakeupOnStandby" and it works really well.

I'm using Windows 8 Pro x64 with the classic start button. I bought Image for Windows because of the great reviews found here.

Thanks again,
nozzle

 

nozzle,

You can do everything from a Win8 Basic Task. No extra software needed.

In the IFW command line have /rb:8


Edit... You will need the /uy switch too. It follows /b

/b /uy

 

@Brian

Didn't know that. All this DOS like commands make me dizzy (lol).

This is what I use, but it doesn't seem to work.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew64.exe"

/b /uy /um /d:w0@0x1 /f:"E:\IFW\Backup-w0-0x1-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$" /v

And, if I don't use the wake up app, will IFW schedule wake the computer in order to run an image?

Thanks,
nozzle

 

nozzle,

I'd change your command line to....

Code:

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew64.exe" /b /uy /d:w0@0x1 /f:"E:\IFW\Backup-w0-0x1-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$" /hash /vb /comp:14 /rb:8

This also generates a Hash file (to create faster diff images, if you need them) and the compression level generates images in half the time and only slghtly larger.

Let's say your batch file for the above is full.cmd (or full.bat)

Open Task Scheduler and click Task Scheduler Library on the left and Create Basic Task on the right.

Name ... Full image
Daily, weekly, whatever
Time
Start a Program
Browse to full.cmd or full.bat
Put a tick in Open the Properties dialog for....
Finish
Tick in Run with highest privileges
Configure for Windows 8
Conditions tab, put a tick in Wake the computer to run this task
Click OK

That should wake the computer from sleep, run the backup and shutdown.


Edit... You can test this method. Create a text file containing this text, "It works". Name it test.txt
Use exactly the same procedure as above and set it for 5 minutes time. Put your computer to sleep. It should wake on the time and display "It works".

 

Thank you so much Brian K. You are truly an Imaging Expert and great help to people just starting to learn about Windows.

Have a wonderful day,
nozzle

 

See my Edit.

 

Great to hear you got it as desired nozzle

Indeed, thank you Brian for all of your help.

Jim

 

nozzle,

Is it working OK?

I forgot to mention you can't have spaces in the filename. "full image.bat" won't work.

 

I highlighted your suggested cmd, copied it with notepad and did exactly what you said using task scheduler and it works like a charm. Along with the IFW Manual, I dissected said cmd to see how this worked to satisfy my curiosity.

I now have two unassisted full images of drive C in my second disk and hungry for more.

Thanks again for helping me,
nozzle

 

nozzle, that's excellent. Now it's time to consider differential images.