Backing Up to Network Drive?

[KingOfChaos]

I have a 1 TB external hard drive connected to my network. I would like to back up my laptop and setup automatic backup on a weekly basis to this drive like I have done with my desktop. However, the damned thing keeps asking me for a username and password that I did NOT set up on the computer that has the hard drive connected directly into it. When I use my Windows username and password for the computer the drive is connected to, it tells me it is invalid. So what, exactly, is the password if that isn't it?

I have password protection turned OFF on my network, so it shouldn't even ask me for one.

 

[z3r010]

Are all the machines Vista?

 

[KingOfChaos]

Are all the machines Vista?

Indeed, and both are Home Premium 32bit. They're pretty much the same computer, just one is a laptop. One IS SP1 while the other is not (since HP refuses to offer new drivers for the finger print scanner).

 

[sidney1st]

I think that when you schedule a task in the task manager, it asks you for a password.
Try to enter a new task in the manager and i'm pretty sure it will ask you for a password.

 

[joel406]

Try Acronis. It does it all.

 

[KingOfChaos]

Try Acronis. It does it all.

That's great, but it doesn't explain why my laptop is being prompted for a password when trying to back to the a drive that isn't physically connected to it.