Explorer hangs when adding scheduled task

[Dubious Dude]

I am using Windows 2000 Professional, SP4. As a power user, I tried
to add a scheduled task using the Scheduled Task Wizard. After the
clicking Next on the 1st step, the Wizard hangs, and explorer.exe
takes up 99% of the CPU. The only information I've found on the WWW
and usenet is for Windows XP:

1) A general referral to generic troubleshooting for scheduled tasks.
It doesn't seem to address the inability to create a scheduled task.
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-519894.php

2) A vague description of the problem at Microsoft.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;841846

The solution in (2) is related to hotfixes. Since Microsoft no longer
supports Windows 2000, I don't expect any more hotfixes (correct me if
I'm wrong). Hence, I need to understand the problem in detail, hope
that the same cause applies to Windows 2000, and fix it myself.

According to (2), the cause in XP is that I am logged in as a member
of the local users group (not quite true, since the account a power
user) and/or (not sure which!) the NTFS ACL permissions for the Users
and Everyone groups have been removed for All Users' Start Menu. The
article doesn't say *which* permissions. However, the permissions for
All Users' Start Menu are as follows (best viewed in fixed width
text):

Everyone: Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read

Power Users: Modify, Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read

Users: Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read

I'm not too keen on changing permissions, since they are set for a
reason. As well, since I'm a power user, I'm not entirely sure that
it is even the problem.

Has anyone else run into this problem with Windows 2000 Pro SP4? How
did you solve it?

Or, has anyone successfully created a scheduled task in Windows 2000
Pro SP4 without encountering this problem?

Thanks.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes, all the time with no problems. If you suspect permissions then try with
an account that has local administrative rights.



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[Dubious Dude]

Yes, all the time with no problems. If you suspect permissions then try with
an account that has local administrative rights.

You were right. The administrator account can create scheduled tasks and run
them as any user. I suppose you an administrator account to create your
scheduled tasks?

 

[Dave Patrick]

This article may be of interest.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310208



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[DubiousDude]

This article may be of interest.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310208

Wow, that's getting deeply into new territory. Thanks for the link, I
can delve into the details at some time.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

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