Personal Backup Version 5.2
	© 2012, J. Rathlev, IEAP, Kiel University

Installation

Personal Backup is distributed as an executable Windows setup file (pb-setup-5.x.yyzz.exe where x.yyzz represents the applicable version). You can install the program to any folder on your system (default: C:\Program Files\Personal Backup 5). To do this, Administrator rights are required. In addition to the program itself, the distribution file also contains all available language modules, the relevant help files (*.CHM) and some addons (PbRestore, PbPlaner).
Optionally, the installation can automatically create file associations for the backup tasks (extension: buj), so that double-clicking a backup task file will start the program (more ..).
If you install the program as Administrator, you can configure the program to send log entries to Windows Event Viewer during automatic backups.
For program removal, use the Programs and Features facility in Windows Control Panel or the Uninstall Personal Backup item via the Windows Start menu.

Manual update

To update to a new version, just download and execute the current installation file. It will automatically replace all old files in the Personal Backup installation directory with those of the new version.

Checking for updates

Click Check for update in the Help menu of the program to check if an update is available. You can download and install it immediately.

Automatic updates

If this option is enabled (default), the program tries to connect to the Personal Backup homepage after each start to check if an update is available. If so, the user will be asked whether this is to be downloaded:

Yes

The update to the new version will be downloaded to a selectable location. After this, the user will be prompted to install the update immediately. If so, Personal Backup will be terminated and the installation of the updates automatically started.

Later

No further action will be undertaken other than at the next program start, the user will be prompted again as to whether the update is to be installed.

No

No update to the given version will be made. The next update prompt will not occur until another, newer update becomes available.

Startup

After installing the program you will find a corresponding entry in the Windows Start menu and, if so selected during installation, a desktop icon.
If the autostart function with time schedule or backup on logoff was selected, you can launch the program by right-clicking the icon in the Windows notification area and selecting Personal Backup.