Task Scheduler won't start

[glgxg]

I've reviewed & tried most all of the suggestions in the previous
posts/threads regarding this issue but still can't get the Task
Scheduler to start (on multiple machines). Following are what I've tried
& the results. Any suggestions are appreciated.

System(s)
Win2KPro (SP4) fully patched & updated with all security & hotfixes as
of this date. PC's vary in speed (300Mhz - 3.2Ghz) and all have at least
256MBytes of ram and ample disk space. All attempts/results are either
via the administrator login and/or user login with administrator rights.

1. Tried to start Task Scheduler from Control Panel|Adminstrative
Tools|Services(local)|Task Scheduler.
Result: Could not start the Task Scheduler service on Local Computer.
Error 87: The parameter is incorrect.
Note: Log On is set at "Local System account" w/Allow service to
interact with desktop checked.

2. Checked the TS log and find this:

"Task Scheduler Service"
4.71.2195.6972"Task Scheduler Service" 5/30/2006 5:52:51 PM ** Error **
A failure occurred during service initialization.
The specific error is:
0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect.
"Task Scheduler Service"
Exited at 5/30/2006 5:52:51 PM

3. Created and attempted to schedule suggested bat file:
@echo off
echo %date% %time% Start of task > c:\test.log
echo User=%UserName%, Path=%path% >> c:\test.log
c:\FRANKLIN\PLANNER.exe 1>>c:\test.log 2>c:\test.err
echo ErrorLevel of c:\Tools\YourTask.exe=%ErrorLevel% >> c:\test.log
echo %date% %time% End of task >> c:\test.log

The bat file works fine by itself and does indeed create the proper
test.log file. However it cannot run via Schedule because the service is
not started.

4. Event Log shows:
The Task Scheduler service terminated with the following error:
The parameter is incorrect.

5. On one test machine I unintstalled IE6, rebooted, reinstalled IE6 and
applied all security patches (someone mentioned that TS is included in
IE6 so I gave it a shot). I also tried TS before reinstalling IE6 and it
made no difference.

6. Check the Group Policy settings and I can find nothing that would
prevent TS from starting.

7. When I right-click on a task that I have scheduled in Control Panel|
Scheduled Tasks, I receive:
General page initialization failed.
The specific error is:
0x80041315: The Task Scheduler Service is not running.
When I click on "Security" in the window that pops up immediately
following this, I show that Administrators and SYSTEM are allowed full
permissions.

Suggestions?

 

[Dave Patrick]

You might give this a go.

How to Restore the Default NTFS Permissions for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266118


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I've reviewed & tried most all of the suggestions in the previous
| posts/threads regarding this issue but still can't get the Task
| Scheduler to start (on multiple machines). Following are what I've tried
| & the results. Any suggestions are appreciated.
|
| System(s)
| Win2KPro (SP4) fully patched & updated with all security & hotfixes as
| of this date. PC's vary in speed (300Mhz - 3.2Ghz) and all have at least
| 256MBytes of ram and ample disk space. All attempts/results are either
| via the administrator login and/or user login with administrator rights.
|
| 1. Tried to start Task Scheduler from Control Panel|Adminstrative
| Tools|Services(local)|Task Scheduler.
| Result: Could not start the Task Scheduler service on Local Computer.
| Error 87: The parameter is incorrect.
| Note: Log On is set at "Local System account" w/Allow service to
| interact with desktop checked.
|
| 2. Checked the TS log and find this:
|
| "Task Scheduler Service"
| 4.71.2195.6972"Task Scheduler Service" 5/30/2006 5:52:51 PM ** Error **
| A failure occurred during service initialization.
| The specific error is:
| 0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect.
| "Task Scheduler Service"
| Exited at 5/30/2006 5:52:51 PM
|
| 3. Created and attempted to schedule suggested bat file:
| @echo off
| echo %date% %time% Start of task > c:\test.log
| echo User=%UserName%, Path=%path% >> c:\test.log
| c:\FRANKLIN\PLANNER.exe 1>>c:\test.log 2>c:\test.err
| echo ErrorLevel of c:\Tools\YourTask.exe=%ErrorLevel% >> c:\test.log
| echo %date% %time% End of task >> c:\test.log
|
| The bat file works fine by itself and does indeed create the proper
| test.log file. However it cannot run via Schedule because the service is
| not started.
|
| 4. Event Log shows:
| The Task Scheduler service terminated with the following error:
| The parameter is incorrect.
|
| 5. On one test machine I unintstalled IE6, rebooted, reinstalled IE6 and
| applied all security patches (someone mentioned that TS is included in
| IE6 so I gave it a shot). I also tried TS before reinstalling IE6 and it
| made no difference.
|
| 6. Check the Group Policy settings and I can find nothing that would
| prevent TS from starting.
|
| 7. When I right-click on a task that I have scheduled in Control Panel|
| Scheduled Tasks, I receive:
| General page initialization failed.
| The specific error is:
| 0x80041315: The Task Scheduler Service is not running.
| When I click on "Security" in the window that pops up immediately
| following this, I show that Administrators and SYSTEM are allowed full
| permissions.
|
| Suggestions?
|
|
|
|
|
|

 

[glgxg]

You might give this a go.

How to Restore the Default NTFS Permissions for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266118

Thanks for the suggestion... I tried it on a test system and
unfortunately no change.

I suspect that the problem is perhaps due to some GP or LP security
settings that may have implemented a few weeks back (at the
recommendation of a CERT advisory). I'll see if I can backtrack and undo
the changes on the test system to see if I can figure out the problem &
if necessary reinstall on that system and compare. Thanks again.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks for the suggestion... I tried it on a test system and
| unfortunately no change.
|
| I suspect that the problem is perhaps due to some GP or LP security
| settings that may have implemented a few weeks back (at the
| recommendation of a CERT advisory). I'll see if I can backtrack and undo
| the changes on the test system to see if I can figure out the problem &
| if necessary reinstall on that system and compare. Thanks again.