copy files from mapped drive to local drive

dug it out of the archives :)

windows cannot find instsrv

Im running XP not NT

Found how to create a service in XP but it says it wont work wiht a bat file.  Tried to trick it by creating a shortcut to the bat file and run it that way, didnt work.

Creating Services:
  Adding Service (Note: Space between binpath= and "C:\ has to be there.
  <path>\sc.exe create "Service Name" binPath= "C:\Your Program.exe"
  Removing Service
  <path>\sc.exe delete "Service Name"

Controlling Services:
  Starting Service
  <path>\sc.exe start "Service Name"
  Pausing Service
  <path>\sc.exe pause "Service Name"
  Stoping Service
  <path>\sc.exe stop "Service Name"

:time
net time \servername /set /y
sleep 3600
goto time

would like to use this to loop the bat file and not have to use service to run it at all.  however it says sleep is not correct

sleep.exe isn't avaialable

download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9D467A69-57FF-4AE7-96EE-B18C4790CFFD&displaylang=en

resource kit

or use this subroutine in your batch file

:sleepy
REM %1 is the number of seconds for the delay, as specified on the command line
> "%Temp%.\sleep.vbs" ECHO WScript.Sleep %~1 * 1000
CSCRIPT //NoLogo "%Temp%.\sleep.vbs"
DEL "%Temp%.\sleep.vbs"
exit /b

call it like this:

call :sleepy 5

5 seconds sleep

step by step: Create your own user-defined services Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=197

again you'd need the Windows NT/2000 Resource Kit for both the tools

you could compile your batch file into an executable

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/software/runasusersetup.exe

you can elevate a batch file to run with other permissions, but the main advantage is, you can turn that into an executable, and it's totally free...

Alternatively:

try http://www.computerhope.com/download/utility/bat2exe.com

it delivers a .com , just rename to .exe works as well

another one

http://www.hollmen.dk/files/batcom10uk.zip

am going with the sleepy looped bat file:

@echo OFF
:time
Xcopy /s/r/y/d/c "V:\Dining" "C:\Dining"
call :sleepy 5
goto time
:sleepy
REM %1 is the number of seconds for the delay, as specified on the command line
> "%Temp%.\sleep.vbs" ECHO WScript.Sleep %~1 * 1000
CSCRIPT //NoLogo "%Temp%.\sleep.vbs"
DEL "%Temp%.\sleep.vbs"
exit /b

Ill give it a longer sleep time, probably about five or ten minutes...
Do you see a problem with starting this at login and running until the system is shut down?

Yes, it'll be minimized. Some one could accidentally close it.

Once the netbook is started no one will be touching it for the rest of the day.  So that wont be a problem.

alright then, no issues

first make sure that the xcopy command has the right parameters, and test it out as a batch file all by itself.
Make sure you don't have any "access denied"s check your perms.

and you should be golden.

Everything looks great thanks for your help.