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Friday, September 01, 2006
Scheduling a regular file copy in windows Scheduling a regular file copy in windows: 1. Create a batch file in notepad like this... xcopy c:\whatever\etc\file.doc g:\whatever\etc\file.doc /y The /y part is a switch that will automatically overwrite the existing file without waiting for manual confirmation. 2. Save this file as whatever.bat 3. Go C:\Windows\Tasks Double-click "Add Scheduled Task" Browse to your batch file Set the schedule That's it 4. Right-click on your task and "run" to test it |