Task Schedule Service issues msg during bootup?

[tjdarth]

I have just started to notice that the following msg pops-up every time I boot my system "Task Schedule Service - Some tasks did not execute at their scheduled times because the Task Scheduler Service was not running. You can view the list of missed tasks, and attempts to run them again, from within the Scheduled Tasks folder."! This just started to happen after I installed MSN Premium with Outlook connector. If anyone else has experienced this type of popup message and found a resolution, I would appreciate the insight. Thanks in advance . . .

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Task Scheduler |
Make sure that it's set to Automatic under Startup type |
Click the Start button | When it starts, close Services.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[tjdarth]

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or to
check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run, the
task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[tjdarth]

Thanks a million ($$$) for this information. I took some time to go thru the "SchedLgU.txt" log and found some easy changes for two of my three scheduled task.
1) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 5/6/2006 3:15:01 PM and 5/13/2006 2:50:24 PM, either because the Task Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"AdWare Lava.job" (Ad-aware.exe)
Started 5/13/2006 5:15:04 PM
"AdWare Lava.job" (Ad-aware.exe) 5/13/2006 9:15:03 PM ** WARNING **
The task was forced to close since its execution time exceeded the configured maximum.
You may want to go to the Settings page and increase the "Stop the scheduled task after" time.

This was fairly easy to resolve. I reset a couple of values and restarted this application process. I had a high 'Stop the task if it is not scheduled to run again' value which I changed.

2) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 5/6/2006 3:15:01 PM and 5/13/2006 8:52:00 AM, either because the Task Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"McAfee.com Scan for Viruses - My Computer (WI0001-Thomas Johnson).job" () 5/13/2006 12:52:00 PM ** WARNING **
The run was not started because the system was not idle.

I corrected this error by deselecting the 'Run only if loggon on' check box at the bottom of the Task Tab.

3) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 5/6/2006 3:15:01 PM and 5/12/2006 11:43:44 AM, either because the Task Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"Spybot - Search & Destroy - Scheduled Task.job" (SpybotSD.exe) 5/12/2006 1:30:23 PM ** ERROR **
The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task failed; therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or no account information existed for the task.
The specific error is:
0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler security database for the task indicated.

This one kind of threw me because of the specific error about No Account information. I have the Run as value set to an admin user ? I'll have to do some research on this one!

Also thanks for the links. I will read thru that information and see if I can gain some knowledge about this application process.
Thanks again . . .

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or to
check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run, the
task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Spybot - Search & Destroy - Scheduled Task.job
0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler
security database for the task indicated.

See if any of these help.

[[Check your task scheduler - change the security on the job so it matches
your account name and password.]]
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Scheduled Tasks folder | Right click on Spybot - Search & Destroy -
Scheduled Task.job.
Make sure it matches your user account in name and password.

[[The accounts database may be corrupt. Try deleting all tasks then after
restart add them back in. ]]
Dave Patrick MS-MVP

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks a million ($$$) for this information. I took some time to go thru
the "SchedLgU.txt" log and found some easy changes for two of my three
scheduled task.
1) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between
5/6/2006 3:15:01 PM and 5/13/2006 2:50:24 PM, either because the Task
Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was
hibernating.
"AdWare Lava.job" (Ad-aware.exe)
Started 5/13/2006 5:15:04 PM
"AdWare Lava.job" (Ad-aware.exe) 5/13/2006 9:15:03 PM ** WARNING **
The task was forced to close since its execution time exceeded the
configured maximum.
You may want to go to the Settings page and increase the "Stop the
scheduled task after" time.

This was fairly easy to resolve. I reset a couple of values and restarted
this application process. I had a high 'Stop the task if it is not
scheduled to run again' value which I changed.

2) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between
5/6/2006 3:15:01 PM and 5/13/2006 8:52:00 AM, either because the Task
Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was
hibernating.
"McAfee.com Scan for Viruses - My Computer (WI0001-Thomas Johnson).job"
() 5/13/2006 12:52:00 PM ** WARNING **
The run was not started because the system was not idle.

I corrected this error by deselecting the 'Run only if loggon on' check
box at the bottom of the Task Tab.

3) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between
5/6/2006 3:15:01 PM and 5/12/2006 11:43:44 AM, either because the Task
Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was
hibernating.
"Spybot - Search & Destroy - Scheduled Task.job" (SpybotSD.exe)
5/12/2006 1:30:23 PM ** ERROR **
The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task
failed; therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or no
account information existed for the task.
The specific error is:
0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler
security database for the task indicated.

This one kind of threw me because of the specific error about No Account
information. I have the Run as value set to an admin user ? I'll have to
do some research on this one!

Also thanks for the links. I will read thru that information and see if I
can gain some knowledge about this application process.
Thanks again . . .

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is
set correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add
command-line options to the path of the program. For more information
about a particular program and its command-line options, try one of the
following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of
the task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check
the SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored
in the Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of
scheduled tasks. You can use the log file to determine why a task might
have stopped, or to check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your
computer is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make
sure that the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run,
the task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click
Details, and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to
run tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the
Scheduled Tasks window, the service stops and does not initialize the
next time you start the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server
2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not
sure where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure
under Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help
solve the problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET
Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Task Scheduler |
Make sure that it's set to Automatic under Startup type |
Click the Start button | When it starts, close Services.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In tjdarth <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have just started to notice that the following msg pops-up every
time I boot my system "Task Schedule Service - Some tasks did not
execute at their scheduled times because the Task Scheduler Service
was not running. You can view the list of missed tasks, and attempts
to run them again, from within the Scheduled Tasks folder."! This
just started to happen after I installed MSN Premium with Outlook
connector. If anyone else has experienced this type of popup message
and found a resolution, I would appreciate the insight. Thanks in
advance . . .

 

[tjdarth]

Thanks a million ($$$) for this information. I took some time to go thru the
"SchedLgU.txt" log and found some easy changes for two of my three scheduled
task.
1) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 5/6/2006
3:15:01 PM and 5/13/2006 2:50:24 PM, either because the Task Scheduler
Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"AdWare Lava.job" (Ad-aware.exe)
Started 5/13/2006 5:15:04 PM
"AdWare Lava.job" (Ad-aware.exe) 5/13/2006 9:15:03 PM ** WARNING **
The task was forced to close since its execution time exceeded the
configured maximum.
You may want to go to the Settings page and increase the "Stop the
scheduled task after" time.

This was fairly easy to resolve. I reset a couple of values and restarted
this application process. I had a high 'Stop the task if it is not scheduled
to run again' value which I changed.

2) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 5/6/2006
3:15:01 PM and 5/13/2006 8:52:00 AM, either because the Task Scheduler
Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"McAfee.com Scan for Viruses - My Computer (WI0001-Thomas Johnson).job" ()
5/13/2006 12:52:00 PM ** WARNING **
The run was not started because the system was not idle.

I corrected this error by deselecting the 'Run only if logon on' check box
at the bottom of the Task Tab.

3) "Task Scheduler Service"
Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 5/6/2006
3:15:01 PM and 5/12/2006 11:43:44 AM, either because the Task Scheduler
Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"Spybot - Search & Destroy - Scheduled Task.job" (SpybotSD.exe) 5/12/2006
1:30:23 PM ** ERROR **
The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task failed;
therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or no account
information existed for the task.
The specific error is:
0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task Scheduler
security database for the task indicated.

This one kind of threw me because of the specific error about No Account
information. I have the Run as value set to an admin user ? I'll have to do
some research on this one!

Also thanks for the links. I will read thru that information and see if I
can gain some knowledge about this application process.
Thanks again . . .

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is
set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add
command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a
particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of
the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check
the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled
tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or to
check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your
computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run, the
task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click
Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to
run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled
Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not
sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is
set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add
command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a
particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of
the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check
the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled
tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or to
check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your
computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run, the
task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click
Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to
run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled
Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not
sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

 

[tjdarth]

Thanks Wesley, your suggestions to research the SchedlgU.txt file was the
missing piece of this puzzle. I had several additional items being rejected
for various reasons. Once I corrected those outstanding items, I went to the
links that you suggested and reset all of the task in questions. You have
been very helpful. . . Tom J.

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is
set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add
command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a
particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of
the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check
the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled
tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or to
check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your
computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run, the
task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click
Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to
run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled
Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not
sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Keep having fun, Tom. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wesley, your suggestions to research the SchedlgU.txt file was the
missing piece of this puzzle. I had several additional items being
rejected for various reasons. Once I corrected those outstanding items, I
went to the links that you suggested and reset all of the task in
questions. You have been very helpful. . . Tom J.

--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is
set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add
command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a
particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of
the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check
the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled
tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or
to check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your
computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run,
the task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click
Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to
run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled
Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not
sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .

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Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET
Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Task Scheduler |
Make sure that it's set to Automatic under Startup type |
Click the Start button | When it starts, close Services.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In tjdarth <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have just started to notice that the following msg pops-up every
time I boot my system "Task Schedule Service - Some tasks did not
execute at their scheduled times because the Task Scheduler Service
was not running. You can view the list of missed tasks, and attempts
to run them again, from within the Scheduled Tasks folder."! This
just started to happen after I installed MSN Premium with Outlook
connector. If anyone else has experienced this type of popup message
and found a resolution, I would appreciate the insight. Thanks in
advance . . .

 

[tjdarth]

Thanks Wesley, your suggestions to research the SchedlgU.txt file was the
missing piece of this puzzle. I had several additional items being rejected
for various reasons. Once I corrected those outstanding items, I went to the
links that you suggested and reset all of the task in questions. You have
been very helpful. . . Tom J.


--
Tom Johnson

A+, MCP, MCSD .NET

Tom,

Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

From XP HELP:

Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
[[If a scheduled task does not run when you expect it to, right-click the
task, and then click Properties. On the Task tab, verify that the Enabled
check box is selected. On the Schedule tab, verify that the schedule is
set
correctly.

If a task program does not run correctly, you might need to add
command-line
options to the path of the program. For more information about a
particular
program and its command-line options, try one of the following:

* If available, view Help for the program.
* At a command prompt, type the following (where program is the name of
the
task program you are trying to run): program /?

You can also check the Status column in the Scheduled Tasks window. The
following table describes the status types.

Status Description
Blank The task is not running, or it ran and was successful.
Running The task is currently being run.
Missed One or more attempts to run this task was missed.
Could not start The most recent attempt to start the task failed.

For more information about the status of a scheduled task, you can check
the
SchedLgU.txt log file. This log file for Scheduled Tasks is stored in the
Windows folder, where it is used to record the activity of scheduled
tasks.
You can use the log file to determine why a task might have stopped, or to
check on the status of a task.

Notes
* If you cannot run any scheduled tasks on your computer, and your
computer
is connected to a domain, see your system administrator to make sure that
the Scheduled Tasks service is turned on.
* If a user is not logged on at the time the task is scheduled to run, the
task runs, but it will not be visible.
* To check the status of a scheduled task, on the View menu, click
Details,
and then scroll to view the Status column. ]]

The Task Scheduler service can also be stooped from the Scheduled Tasks
window.

[[The Task Scheduler service must be running and properly configured to
run
tasks. If you had stopped scheduled tasks manually from the Scheduled
Tasks
window, the service stops and does not initialize the next time you start
the computer.]]

See Also...

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

Task Scheduler Notifies of Missed Task on Every Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281101

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, for the quick response. I went to the Services.msc app, and
found that the Task Scheduler for startup type is already set
to -Automatic- and the services status: was eq to 'Started'. I am not
sure
where else to look. I wonder if I need to alter the 'First Failure under
Recovery to 'RESTART THE SERVICE' and see if this would help solve the
problem. Any thoughts? Thanks again . . .