How Do I Automatically Launch a Web Browser at Task Start Time?

[Guest]

I want to set up an Outlook 2003 Task that will automatically launch my web
browser and go to a supplied URL at the designated task start time. Is there
a way to do that?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I want to set up an Outlook 2003 Task that will automatically launch
my web browser and go to a supplied URL at the designated task start
time. Is there a way to do that?

Not with Outlook. Use Windows' task scheduler for that.
Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Scheduled Tasks.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Brian, that's a decent work around. However, I know that I've seen
this done with Outlook Calender (even though I would really like it to work
with Outlook Tasks) in version 2000. When doing this with the calender in
Outlook 2000 it had something to do with setting the calender event up as a
NetShow event (I think) but I can't remember any details and I'm hoping
someone will be able to provide those in this thread.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Later versions of Outlook do not include the ability to browse web pages.

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After furious head scratching, bjw122 asked:

| Thanks Brian, that's a decent work around. However, I know that I've
| seen this done with Outlook Calender (even though I would really like
| it to work with Outlook Tasks) in version 2000. When doing this with
| the calender in Outlook 2000 it had something to do with setting the
| calender event up as a NetShow event (I think) but I can't remember
| any details and I'm hoping someone will be able to provide those in
| this thread.
|
| "Brian Tillman" wrote:
|
||
||| I want to set up an Outlook 2003 Task that will automatically launch
||| my web browser and go to a supplied URL at the designated task start
||| time. Is there a way to do that?
||
|| Not with Outlook. Use Windows' task scheduler for that.
|| Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Scheduled Tasks.
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|| Brian Tillman

 

[Guest]

Okay, I guess that answers my question -- that functionality was removed some
time after Outlook 2000. Thanks Milly.