Windows XP in a Nutshell

Name

Scheduled Tasks Console — \windows\system32\schtasks.exe

Synopsis

Control the Task Scheduler from the command line.(Scheduled Tasks Console is included with Windows XP Professional only.)

To Open

Command Prompt → schtasks

Usage

schtasks /command_name [arguments]

Description

The Scheduled Tasks Console is the command-line equivalent of Scheduled Tasks, discussed earlier in this chapter. Although it doesn’t do anything not already possible with the Scheduled Tasks window, it can be convenient for automating the creation and management of tasks. The Scheduled Tasks Console accepts one of six options. To find out more about any of the commands, type schtasks / command_name /?:

/create [/s system [/u user [/p password ]]] /ru user [/rp password ]] /sc schedule [/mo modifier ] [/d day ] [/i idletime ] /tn taskname /tr taskrun [/st starttime ] [/m months ] [/sd startdate ] [/ed enddate ]

Creates a new scheduled task on the local computer or a remote system.

/delete [/s system [/u user [/p password ]]] /tn taskname [/f]

Deletes one or more scheduled task(s).

/query [/s system [/u user [/p password ]]] [/fo format ] [/nh] [/v]

Displays all scheduled tasks on the local computer or a remote system.

/change [/s system [/u username [/p password ]]] [/ru runasuser ] [/rp runaspassword ] [/tr taskrun ] /tn taskname

Changes some of the properties of an existing task, such as the program to run or the username and password.

/run [/s system [/u user [/p password ]]] /tn taskname

Runs a scheduled ...