The Windows 7 Task Scheduler
The Windows 7 Task Scheduler is capable of all the features of the Windows XP Task Scheduler, plus a lot more. As a result, it is also more complicated and less intuitive to set up and use. For that reason, we will only cover those scheduling features you’re most likely to use in your webbot deployments.
The Windows 7 Task Scheduler is also found in the Control Panel, but instead of displaying a simple list of available tasks, the Windows 7 Task Scheduler contains many window panes, as shown in Figure 22-8.
Figure 22-8. The Windows 7 Task Scheduler
New tasks are created by clicking Create Basic Task... in the Actions pane, ...
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