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TASKZIP F.A.Q.
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QUESTIONS
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1. Why do backup jobs I scheduled never run, even if the
scheduled time is just 5 minutes into the future and I sit
watching?
2. Why do I get the "ERR#13 Type Mismatch" error?
3. Where can I get free compression libraries like TaskZip uses?
4. How can I get TaskZip to run as an NT Service?
5. Why do I get the "ERR#52 TaskZip - Bad file name or number"
error?
6. Why won't the /RUN command line options work properly when
I try to run TaskZip from my own scheduler?
7. Why do I get the "ERR#6 - Overflow" error?
8. Why won't TaskZip automatically run silently on startup
even though I have the /SILENT switch on the shortcut?
9. Is there a work-around for accessing password protected
folders with TaskZip?
10. Is TaskZip able to compress more than 2GB of data?
11. How is TaskZip affected by BIOS power saver settings?
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ANSWERS
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1. I schedule backup jobs, but they never run. Why?
[a] TaskZip is designed to pause all scheduled backup jobs while
the primary "Scheduled Backup Jobs" window is opened. This
is done to prevent previously scheduled backup jobs from auto-
matically executing, thereby interrupting the work that the
user was doing.
To get TaskZip running, just close down the main dialog box
(or "Scheduled Backup Jobs") so that only the tray icon is
visible. TaskZip will do its backups as long as that icon
is running and no other TaskZip form is visible.
[b] Be sure that your source and target servers do not have a
screen saver running that might interefer with the automatic
run. Also check BIOS power saver settings for hard-drive
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2. Why do I get the "13 Type Mismatch" error?
One user found and emailed me the solution for this bug that
some users experience after upgrading to build 19+ (thank you
for emailing it to me as I could not reproduce it).
He found that after uninstalling TaskZip, and then re-
installing the newer build, the 13 Type Mismatch occurred.
He checked the TaskZip directory and found remnants of the
original installation (user backup job .tzp files in the
Backup folder). He then deleted all existing backup jobs
and reinstalled finding that everything works.
This should not be the case; TaskZip should automatically
work with existing backup jobs, but in some cases it does
not. So, delete them and re-create them in the newer
version to work-around the bug.
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3. Where can I get free compression libraries like TaskZip uses?
Here are a few different areas you can look into:
- InfoZip has several wonderful freeware zip components. Their
website is:
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/
- Another good site is zlib. I haven't looked too much into it,
but it is supposed to be good:
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
- A user emailed me with the following great links that I
still have not delved into yet:
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/2114/
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4. How can I get TaskZip to run as an NT Service?
One aproach would be to try this application that converts
a standard .exe into a service:
http://www.istare.com/software/ntrunner/
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5. Why do I get the "ERR#52 TaskZip - Bad file name or number"
error?
Several instances were fixed with newer versions, they were
bugs.
However, if you attempt to access folders and files that are
secured by a user name and password (such as Samba shares
on a Linux server), then you will get this error and there
is no current work-around other than to change around the
security (not a good solution). Thank you Michal Fryska for
pointing out this bug.
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6. Why won't the /RUN command line options work properly when
I try to run TaskZip from my own scheduler?
You need to layout the command line as follows:
<TaskZip.Exe path> /RUN <TaskZip Backup Job filename>
"C:\Program Files\TaskZip\TaskZip.exe" /RUN BackupJob.tzp
If you are having problems, try using a backup job name
without spaces and if you must (Win95, etc.) use 8 char-
acters or less in the filename.
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7. Why do I get the "ERR#6 - Overflow" error?
One or more of your .tzp files (probably existing from a
very old build of TaskZip that was not properly upgraded)
is missing 14 lines at the top of the file.
The easiest fix is to move all the .tzp jobs to a temporary
directory, then move them back to their original locations
under the ..\TaskZip\BackupJobs\ folder, running TaskZip
after each move, until you find the broken files.
Rebuild the broken files manually is the easiest fix, unless
you want to copy the missing lines from another working .tzp
files and reconstruct the bad file with Notepad.
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8. Why won't TaskZip automatically run silently on startup
even though I have the /SILENT switch on the shortcut?
[a] In rare circumstances, users upgrading from an old build
to v2.07 encountered a bug whereby the "taskzip.txt" file
had preferences for SaveFormSize set to 0 instead of -1
and the FormSize was set to nothing but should have
been set to 1,-1,-1,-1,-1,251,229,772,538.
This tip was sent in by Franck Charreire.
[b] There was also a bug through build 2.04.07 where the
File | Preferences setting (checkbox) for
"Save Screen Size" set to yes would cause the bug,
so fix was to set to No.
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9. Is there a work-around for accessing password protected
folders with TaskZip?
There are two work-arounds, and neither is perfect.
[a] Create a mapped drive that has the password included.
Reference the mapped drive for TaskZip folder selection.
[b] This is a temporary fix, but open the folder with MS
Explorer one time, and subsequent opens by TaskZip
will not require the password again (I did not test
out this scenario, but a user reported that it works).
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10. Is TaskZip able to compress more than 2GB of data?
At present, the zip file protocol will handle either 2GB
or 4GB depending on whom you ask (look at WinZip and other
utilities, they have the same size limit for zip files).
I would assume that TaskZip's max limit is 2GB (I have not
tested larger than this, although I have had users say
that they have exceeded 2GB).
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11. How is TaskZip affected by BIOS power saver settings?
[a] If it is a monitor power saver setting, then there is no
problem, leave it as it is.
[b] If the machine on which TaskZip runs has power-saver
settings so that the hard-drive stops spinning, then
that is no longer a problem as TaskZip will wait for
the drive to startup.
[c] If the machine with hard-drive power-saver shut-off is
the target machine (where backup is placed), then
ditto [b] above.
[d] If the machine with hard-drive power-saver shut-off is
the source file machine(s), then you have a problem
and you need to either stop using the hard-drive power-
down, or put TaskZip on that system so that option [a]
above overrides the problem.
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