Task Scheduler

[Terry]

Hi All.
I'm getting Error 1008 by Task Scheduler. Thus a scheuduled tap backup will
not run. Windows XP home SP3

Any ideas why?

 

[Kelly]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315510(WS.10).aspx

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[Terry]

Thanks Kelly but this really did not help. THe error just said "error 1008"
not event 1008. my event viewer does not say anything.

When I went to the perfmon.exe that was no "Data Collector Sets"

When I go to assessories and open tasks there is nothing my tape was trying
to create one when I got the error.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Hi All.
I'm getting Error 1008 by Task Scheduler. Thus a scheuduled tap backup
will
not run. Windows XP home SP3

Any ideas why?

A couple of things:
- What is the exact command you're trying to run with the Task Scheduler?
- What do you get when you schedule this batch file to run:
@echo off
echo %date% %time% %Username% >> c:\test.txt
(Post the contents of c:\test.txt)

 

[Jose]

Hi All.
I'm getting Error 1008 by Task Scheduler. Thus a scheuduled tap backup will
not run. Windows XP home SP3

Any ideas why?

Start with easy stuff first.

Is the Task Scheduler service the problem or is it a task?

Is this a new Task?
Has it ever worked?
Did you create this task yourself or did some program create it for
you?

If you don't see this error in Event Log, where to you see it?

Not so popular advice from me to troubleshoot STs:

It is strongly suggested that the task be assigned to a user that has
a password (not the Administrator), so create a new user with a
pasword just for tasks or add a password to your account if needed.
You can temporarily assign yourself a PW to test and worry about this
later.

If you don't use an account with a password, you will get an error
trying to create the task. It will still be created, but will not run
properly.

There is a way around this, but get this working first to be sure your
mechanism is not afflicted.

Stop the Task Scheduler service.

Delete or rename the probably cluttered ST log file: c:\windows
\schedlgu.txt

Restart the Task Scheduler service to create a new log.

Browse to the c:\windows\tasks folder to see all your tasks. The Next
Run Time and Last Run Time columns are of interest.

Choose to Add Scheduled Task. Create a new task to run Command Prompt
once, now. If you don't have a PW, you will get an error trying to
create it (more on that later). It will still be created, but will
never run.

Right click the new Command Prompts task and choose Run and a command
window should open immediately. If not, something is wrong. If yes,
your mechanism is sound. Look in the log file to see your results.
You know how to remove the log now, so that is up to you. Be sure the
Task Scheduler service is running again.

Try to Run your task, observe the columns, and the log. If your task
fails to run, the errors in the log file are the clues to what to do
next.

 

[Terry]

The task is a tape backup. It has worked in the past but not for more than a
year.

There is no backup task scheduled at this time. I tried to create a new one;
set hte schedule etc. when click to finish I get he error in the backup
"Error 1008 by Task Scheduler" then I have to close. nothing in the event
log.

The user (only user) has a password and is the administrator

I will try your work arounds and post the results
Terry