COBIAN BACKUP 4.0 APPLICATION AND SERVICE MODE

© Copyright 2000-2002 by Luis Cobian
All rights reserved
cobian@educ.umu.se
Last versions and patches can always be found at
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian

Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program you can use to backup your 
files and directories from their original location to other 
directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your 
network. Cobian Backup exists in two different versions: application
and service.

You can automatically backup your files once, daily, weekly, monthly, 
or on a timer basis. 
You can also save and open lists with different backup file sets. 
The program creates a log file which optionally can be mailed to you
automatically.
Cobian Backup can be used as an application (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP)
or as a windows service (Windows NT/2000/XP).
Cobian Backup has integrated compression capabilities, using
the standard Zip algorithm. All the functions in the program can 
optionally be password protected.

IMPORTANT: Cobian Backup 3.x lists are not compatible with this versions lists.
You will need to recreate all your backup lists if you are migrating from 3.x.

Install and uninstall

Important: running under NT/2000/XP, you must have administrative 
privileges.

To properly install Cobian Backup, simply run the Install.exe program. 
Choose a directory to install, for example C:\Cobian Backup and select 
the installation mode:

As a service: If you are running in NT/2000/XP, this option will be 
enabled and the recommended one. You will be prompted if you want to 
run the service under the system account or other account. If you are 
accessing network resources, you cannot run the service under the 
system account. Read more about this in the help file.

As an application, autostart for any user: this option installs the 
program as an application, and starts it automatically when any user 
logs on. 

As an application, autostart the current user: option installs the
program as an application, and starts it automatically when the current 
user logs on. 

As an application, no autostart: The application must be manually 
started from the icon in the start- menu. 

You MUST restart the computer after the installation is completed.

To uninstall the program, go to the Control panel- Add/delete program 
and select Cobian backup.

Cobian Backup is Freeware. You are allowed to copy, use and distribute 
the program, but you must distribute ALL the original files:

CobBU.exe (the application backup engine)
cbs.exe (the service backup engine)
cobui.exe (the user interface)
cobui.exe.manifest (for XP support)
install.exe (The installation-uninstallation program)
mainicon.ico (The application's icon)
help.hlp (the help file)
readme.txt (this file)
license.txt (the license agreement)
history.txt (the version history file)