It is a good idea to make a backup copy of your data to the hard drive of another computer on a network.

If your main server develops a problem, the data is already on the workstation.

1.  Enable network functions on the workstation

Double click on MY COMPUTER

Double click on CONTROL PANEL

Double click on NETWORK

Go to ADD FILE AND PRINT SHARING

Check the box I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE OTHERS ACCESS TO MY FILES

Re-start the computer

2.  Share the hard drive on the workstation

Double click on MY COMPUTER

Click on the (C:) drive

Click on FILE

Click on SHARING

Click on SHARES AS

Fill in the shared name e.g. C

Click on the shared type FULL

3.  Map the network drive from the server to the workstation

Do this on the server while the network is running

Click on START

Click on PROGRAMS

Click on WINDOWS EXPLORER

Click on TOOLS

Click on MAP NETWORK DRIVE

Choose a letter for the network drive e.g. F

Fill in the network path to the shared drive on workstation e.g. \\WORKSTATION\C

Check the box ALLWAYS CONNECT AT LOG-ON

Click on OK

4.  Add a line to the backup batch file on the server

Important Note: Do not hesitate in contacting Otomys (012 348 4071) if theses instructions are not clear enough. Edit the batch file on your own risk. Otomys will not be held accountable for any data loss or corruption.

Click on START

Click on PROGRAMS

Click on MS-DOS PROMPT or COMMAND PROMT

Type the following:

CD\MFW5

EDIT  MFW5BACK.BAT

A window will display the batch file that creates the ZIP file to be backed up.

Change the file to read as follows:

COPY  MFW5BACK.ZIP  *.ZI1

DEL  MFW5BACK.ZIP

PKZIP  -A  MFW5BACK  *.DB?

COPY  MFW5BACK.ZIP  F:\MFW5

In the last line F:\MFW5 is the target.  It is the Microvet 5 directory on the workstation.

In this process the ZIP file will be copied to the workstation every time a data compression is done by using the batch file MFW5BACK.BAT.

Save the changes made as follows:

ALT + F

EXIT

YES to save the changes