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- - Author: Pierce Business Systems
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- - Version Number: 2.10.0002
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- - Revision Date: October 9, 2001
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- - Size: 2,679 KB
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- - License: Freeware
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- - Cost: Free
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- - Requirements: Windows 98 (will work on 95, NT4, and 2000)
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- - Description: Backing up files, like checking for computer
- viruses is something that every personal computer owner
- should routinely perform, but often neglect until it is too
- late. Every computer should have an automated backup system
- that is easy to use and yet they do not. Windows ships with
- the Microsoft backup program. It has a nice interface,
- but is not widely used for one primary reason: it cannot be
- scheduled nor can command line parameters be passed in
- from a scheduling agent.
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- TaskZip is a system agent that will automatically archive
- specified files and folders into a single zip file (pkzip
- compatible format). You can backup across a network, from
- computer to computer, or even to a zip or jaz drive.
- You can create and schedule an unlimited number of backup
- jobs, each containing as many folders or files as you
- want. TaskZip has a simple, step-by-step wizard to guide
- you through selecting files, backup locations, and backup
- scheduling. The program's scheduler can run backups at any
- time, and you can set recurring schedules for running
- daily, weekly, or monthly backups. For each backup job,
- you can even maintain up to 99 older backup copies of each
- zip archive file.
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- You can password protect the zip file archives. When data
- loss occurs, you can highlight a backup job and with the
- click of a button, bring up your default windows zip shell
- (Winzip, Freezip, etc.) to restore the corrupt files. You
- can also forego compression and just backup files and folders
- directly.
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- - Source Code: Goto website (http://www.pb-sys.com) to
- download the VB5 source code.
- A number of users requested the source code, so I made
- it available online. Please email us with any useful changes
- you make and feel others might want for inclusion in future
- releases of TaskZip.
-