MS-2279

Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

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Custom script to backup all Group Policy Objects (GPOs) automatically

The following script will use the BackupAllGPOs.wsf script in a batch file to backup all GPOs automatically on a regular schedule.

• Create a folder where GPOs will be backed up, e.g. C:\GPO backups.
• Save the content of the following batch file in Notepad. Make sure that the file has .bat extension and it is saved to a location that's in the path, e.g. C:\Windows folder.
  
  cls
  c:
  cd c:\program files\gpmc\scripts
  backupallgpos.wsf "c:\gpo backups"
   
• To schedule this script to run daily at a specific time use the Task Scheduler.
• Go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scheduled Tasks.
• Double-click Add Scheduled Task and click Next.
• Click Browse and locate your batch file.
• Click Daily (or another option) and click Next.
• Configure the time and date as appropriate and click Next.
• Enter Administrator's password and click Next.
• Click Finish.

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