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Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition
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Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition

by David A. Karp, Tim O'Reilly, Troy Mott
January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Scheduled Tasks

Synopsis

The scheduled tasks feature runs applications and scripts automatically at scheduled times. See also “Scheduled Tasks” in Chapter 4.

Scheduled Tasks, add a task

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Add Scheduled Task

Scheduled Tasks, choose user for a single task

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Task tab → Run as

Scheduled Tasks, choose user for At service

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → At Service Account

Scheduled Tasks, command-line

See “At” in Chapter 4.

Scheduled Tasks, compatibility with computers running on batteries

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Power Management section

Scheduled Tasks, delete a task

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Delete

Scheduled Tasks, delete completed tasks automatically

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Delete the task if it is not scheduled to run again

Scheduled Tasks, enable / disable

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → Stop Using Task Scheduler or Start Using Task Scheduler

Scheduled Tasks, enable / disable a single task

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Task tab → Enabled

Scheduled Tasks, log

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → View Log

Scheduled Tasks, missed task notification

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → Notify Me of Missed Tasks

Scheduled Tasks, pause

Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced ...

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