AISBackup 2.1 - User Guide and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - AISBackup

1. Is there an Emergency System Backup for Windows XP?
   There is no Emergency System Backup for Windows XP as Windows XP cannot be restored from DOS. Windows XP must be restored using a compatible Windows XP system.
   There is a free third party solution, called BartPE, which creates a bootable Windows XP (or Server 2003) CD which may be used to restore an AISBackup.
   
   
2. I want to backup Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Operating System.
   From version 1.7 AISBackup can backup the Windows NT, 2000 and XP Operating systems. Some files cannot be backed up from NTFS disks. These are usually log files or files held open by running applications.
   
   If a running application is holding the files open, close the files prior to running the backup; or if possible, get AISBackup closed down and re-start the application for you.
   
   Log files, such as modem log files, can be safely left off the backup. Other files that may not backup which will be re-created by Widows include:
   • Folder System Volume Information.
   • File QMGR1.DAT and QMGR2.DAT.
   • Some data files used by the Indexing Service, if indexing is active.
   
   
   
3. How to Use AISCloseWindows to closedown the PC after a backup has been completed?
   AISBackup has no built in support for automatically closing down the PC after a backup finishes. However, the post run job may be used to perform this function.
   
   We have written a freeware PC close program, which may be used to close the PC via the post run job option. This program has the following optional parameters :
   • Delay before closedown, so that the option may be cancelled if the PC is still in-use.
   • Close down time period, to specify a time window for when the close down program should be enabled. Outside of the time window AISCloseWindows does nothing.