starting up on PC

castle96

Hi,
my 'back up' is set for once a week on a Sunday (would this still back up if the computer is no on ?), but comes on every time I turn on, slowing things down. It eventually stops of its own accord and a message appears on the task bar that it has.
Have looked (msconfig) at what is on the start up menu, and back up does NOT show as being set to run at every start up.
Confused. Any reason for this (not my confusion !), or ideas to stop ? Thanks
HP tower Pavillion

Cyberman60

Your computer will only back-up when switched on.

You don't say which operating system you use but to change back-up settings on Vista for instance :

To change automatic backups

1. Open Backup and Restore Center by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Backup and Restore Center.
2. Click Change settings.
3. Click Change backup settings, and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

castle96

Have already done this (thanks). Weekly Sunday 7pm.
But it still runs when I turn on (whenever that is)
Yes - Vista

forgotmyname

Check device manager, How many processes are you running? How much RAM? PC spec?

castle96

I can find Devices Manager. What am I to look for ? Many things are listed.

NiftyDigits

What is the full model number of this machine?

How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number?

S0litaire

The PC needs to be on and running for the backup to start.

So if the backup is set to run every 7pm on a Sunday and the PC is OFF at 7pm on a Sunday then the backup will automatically start the next time the PC is on.

Best option is to set the backup to run at a Time and a Day you know the PC will be on and no one using it much.

Or Run it manually once a week.

castle96

So if the backup is set to run every 7pm on a Sunday and the PC is OFF at 7pm on a Sunday then the backup will automatically start the next time the PC is on.

but it starts/runs, EVERY time I turn it on.

castle96

What is the full model number of this machine?

HP Pavilion a6421.uk

NiftyDigits

You can adapt the action via Task Scheduler

castle96

1. Open Task Scheduler by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Task Scheduler.! If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Click the Action menu, and then click Create Basic Task.
3. Type a name for the task and an optional description, and then click Next.

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1. Do one of the following:
2. To select a schedule based on the calendar, click Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or One time, click Next, specify the schedule you want to use, and then click Next.

• To select a schedule based on common recurring events, click When the computer starts, or When I log on, and then click Next.
• To select a schedule based on specific events, click When a specific event is logged, click Next, specify the event log and other information using the drop-down lists, and then click Next.

1. To schedule a program to start automatically, click Start a program, and then click Next.
2. Click Browse to find the program you want to start (there is no mention of automatic backup in the programs/browse but there are OOs ! of these
3. eg Asiwplowsouxaapctlsp, all with dots or umlauts above. Text docs 142/284/568/852 bytes, modified Sept/Oct 2011 - are these viruses ? (I remember deleting 00s of these...
4. nupctlsp, o#pctlsp, on and on ??????????. They are all Notepad (?) eg 00000948 00003676 06/22/11:13:10:41:694,5 PCTLsp.dll: DLL_THREAD_DETACH (2)
5. , and then click Next.
6. Click Finish.