WINS Automatic Backup does not run every 3 hours.

John Savill

March 4, 1999

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A. By default WINS backup will actually take place every 24 to 27 hours after the last backup completed.

To work around this perform the following:

  1. Create a batch file that stops and starts the WINS service, e.g. WINSRSTR.BAT
    @net stop wins
    @net start wins
    exit

  2. Configure Wins to backup the database on exit

  3. Schedule the WINSRSTR.BAT to run at whenever you want the database backed up, e.g.
    C:> at 22:00 cmd /c "%systemroot%winsrsrt.bat"

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