Scheduled tasks: task not being stopped

[neil.a.mcleod]

Hello,

I have a problem with Scheduled Tasks. I created a one-time scheduled
task (to run iTunes), and set "Stop the task if it runs for" to 45
minutes and checked the box. My task successfully started (iTunes
opened), but it didn't shut down.

Any ideas why this might be, and how I could get it to work? My goal
is to start iTunes, and have it automatically stop playing music/shut
down after 45 minutes.

The closest thing I could find on the web is this:
http://www.arcknowledge.com/gmane.comp.lang.batchworld/2006-02/msg00040.html,
but I couldn't get a solution from it.

Any ideas?

Thank you,
Neil

 

[Dave Patrick]

Sounds like the task completed. If you want the application to shutdown you
may need to schedule kill.exe from the XP support tools.

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[Ayush]

Replied to [Dave Patrick]s message :

Sounds like the task completed.


If you want the application to shutdown you
may need to schedule kill.exe from the XP support tools.

Or taskkill.exe


Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[neil.a.mcleod]

Replied to [Dave Patrick]s message :

Sounds like the task completed.
If you want the application to shutdown you
may need to schedule kill.exe from the XP support tools.

Or taskkill.exe

Good Luck, Ayush.

Thanks! taskkill.exe did it. I now have two scheduled tasks:
"iTunes.exe", and "taskkill /IM iTunes.exe"

Best,

Neil

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [[email protected]]s message :

Thanks! taskkill.exe did it. I now have two scheduled tasks:
"iTunes.exe", and "taskkill /IM iTunes.exe"

You are welcome Neil.

Good Luck, Ayush.