- Author: Pierce Business Systems

- Version Number: 1.01.0017

- Revision Date: January 12, 2000

- Byte Size: 1,604,088  (1,567KB)

- License: Freeware

- Cost: Free

- Requirements: Windows 98 (will work on 95 and NT 4+ but can have problems with COMCTL32.OCX versioning)

- Description:  Backing up files, like checking for computer viruses is something that every personal computer owner 
should routinely perform, but often neglect until it is too late. Every computer should have an automated backup system
 that is easy to use and yet they do not. Windows ships with the Microsoft backup program. It has a nice interface, 
but is not widely used for one primary reason: it cannot be scheduled nor can command line parameters be passed in 
from a scheduling agent.
TaskZip is a system agent that will automatically archive specified files and folders into a single zip file (pkzip 
compatible format). You can backup across a network, from computer to computer, or even to a zip or jaz drive. 
You can create and schedule an unlimited number of backup jobs, each containing as many folders or files as you 
want. TaskZip has a simple, step-by-step wizard to guide you through selecting files, backup locations, and backup
scheduling. The program's scheduler can run backups at any time, and you can set recurring schedules for running 
daily, weekly, or monthly backups. For each backup job, you can even maintain up to 99 older backup copies of each
 zip archive file.
You can password protect the zip file archives. When data loss occurs, you can highlight a backup job and with the 
click of a button, bring up your default windows zip shell (Winzip, Freezip, etc.) to restore the corrupt files. You can 
also forego compression and just backup files and folders directly.

- Source Code: Goto website (http://www.angelfire.com/wa/pbsystems) to download the VB5 source code. 
A number of users requested the source code, so I made it available online. Please email us with any useful changes 
you make and feel others might want for inclusion in future releases of TaskZip.


