How to create a simple Backup script using windows HTA

Jun 10, 2013 | html, OSes, Scripts, Scripts & Batch, Windows

Prerequisites:

a notepad (I recommend: notepad++)
some HTML knowledge

Start a simple HTML page and add the following as the main structure:[xml]<head>
<title>Backup Reminder</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION
APPLICATIONNAME=”Backup Reminder”
ID=”myware”
VERSION=”1.0″
CAPTION=”yes”
BORDER=”normal”
SYSTEMMENU=”yes”
MAXIMIZEBUTTON=”no”
MINIMIZEBUTTON=”no”
ICON=”gumware.ico”
SCROLL=”no”
SCROLLFLAT=”yes”
SINGLEINSTANCE=”yes”
CONTEXTMENU=”yes”/><style>
img{border: 0px}
input{color: blue; background-color: white; font-variant:small-caps;
font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; border: 1px solid blue}
H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,H6,P,BODY,UL{font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif}
</style>
</head>[/xml]
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