Printer and Task Scheduler Definitions

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Is there a file or folder of files on WinXP that defines the PC's printer

definitions and Scheduled Tasks. If so, it would be much easier to

replicate these to a new PC or back them up for safety.



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Peter Marshall

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Ohio Coatings Company
 
What do you mean by "printer definitions" - I've never heard of those

and I've been a PC user/builder for over 10 years?
 
On Feb 23, 9:37 am, "Peter Marshall"

wrote:

> Is there a file or folder of files on WinXP that defines the PC's printer

> definitions and Scheduled Tasks.  If so, it would be much easier to

> replicate these to a new PC or back them up for safety.

>

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> Peter Marshall

> Manager Information Services

> Ohio Coatings Company



I don't know about printer definitions, but scheduled tasks can be

backed up and copied and are generally here:



c:\windows\tasks



You can certainly back them up and copy them for safety or even copy

them to another computer, but the tasks will only run on the new

computer if the task credentials (user and password) and all the

permissions are exactly the same between the computers.



Copying the task might save some time, but the task might need

tweaking in the credentials areas to get it to run...



That will usually generate the "oh yeah..." moment later, so think

about it now.
 
Thank you, Jose! That's exactly what I was looking for. I have a PC

dedicated to doing scheduled tasks 24/7, and if it would crash, recreating

those tasks would be a real pain. In this case, I don't think the

credentials would be a problem.



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Peter Marshall

Manager Information Services

Ohio Coatings Company

"Jose" wrote in message

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On Feb 23, 9:37 am, "Peter Marshall"

wrote:

> Is there a file or folder of files on WinXP that defines the PC's printer

> definitions and Scheduled Tasks. If so, it would be much easier to

> replicate these to a new PC or back them up for safety.

>

> --

>

> Peter Marshall

> Manager Information Services

> Ohio Coatings Company



I don't know about printer definitions, but scheduled tasks can be

backed up and copied and are generally here:



c:\windows\tasks



You can certainly back them up and copy them for safety or even copy

them to another computer, but the tasks will only run on the new

computer if the task credentials (user and password) and all the

permissions are exactly the same between the computers.



Copying the task might save some time, but the task might need

tweaking in the credentials areas to get it to run...



That will usually generate the "oh yeah..." moment later, so think

about it now.
 
I am hoping that when you create a new printer definition (Add Printer) on a

PC that a printer definition file would be created and could be

copied/archived.



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Peter Marshall

Manager Information Services

Ohio Coatings Company

"pip22" wrote in message

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> What do you mean by "printer definitions" - I've never heard of those

> and I've been a PC user/builder for over 10 years?

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On Feb 25, 10:42 am, "Peter Marshall"

wrote:

> I am hoping that when you create a new printer definition (Add Printer) on a

> PC that a printer definition file would be created and could be

> copied/archived.

>

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> Peter Marshall

> Manager Information Services

> Ohio Coatings Company"pip22" wrote in message

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> news:pip22.46wuma@no.email.invalid...

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> > What do you mean by "printer definitions" - I've never heard of those

> > and I've been a PC user/builder for over 10 years?



I am pretty sure printers are a little more involved than just copying

some files. Scheduled Tasks are pretty easy.



Maybe if you try to ask your question a different way and/or explain

what you are trying to accomplish you will get some ideas.



Do you need to just backup and save some settings on a single computer

once you have them the way you want, do you want to take some printer

and tasks that you know work and propagate them out to a bunch of

different computers, do you need to be able to quickly reapply or

reset some settings that have gotten somehow messed up...
 
On Feb 25, 10:40 am, "Peter Marshall"

wrote:

> Thank you, Jose!  That's exactly what I was looking for.  I have a PC

> dedicated to doing scheduled tasks 24/7, and if it would crash, recreating

> those tasks would be a real pain.  In this case, I don't think the

> credentials would be a problem.

>

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Good.



I thought later it might improve your confidence and understanding of

the STs to copy one from c:\windows\tasks (they are just files) to

another folder, delete the original, reboot, verify the original ST is

really gone, bring the copy back where it belongs, test the replaced

task by running it manually (right click the task, Run).



If there should be some kind of issue, it would be better to figure it

out now instead of later.
 
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