win2k task scheduler no longer working

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on boot i get this in the event log :

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 10/8/2004
Time: 8:49:04 AM
User: N/A
Computer: OEMCOMPUTER
Description:
The Task Scheduler service terminated with the following error:
Unspecified error

i cant start the task scheduler manually either.
i have no tasks in there.
SP4 was installed long ago.its not that

thanks

 

[Alan Illeman]

on boot i get this in the event log :

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 10/8/2004
Time: 8:49:04 AM
User: N/A
Computer: OEMCOMPUTER
Description:
The Task Scheduler service terminated with the following error:
Unspecified error

i cant start the task scheduler manually either.
i have no tasks in there.
SP4 was installed long ago.its not that

thanks

mstask.exe is one of those programs that 'listens' by
churning out UDP packets, looking for a TCP connection.
That maybe fine on a network but on the internet, it is
asking for trouble. Solution: block incoming UDP and
TCP fot mstask.exe in your firewall. The same can be
said for svchost (block TCP in) and system (block
UDP & TCP in).

 

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thanks for your reply.

i noticed i started to get this after installing
some MSFT security fixes. MStask was modified by the fix,
i can tell by the modification date . problems from the even log happen
right after the fixes were put on/

i dont have a firewall,
it seems msft must have made a bad change to mstask ,

any other help out there ??

 

[Alan Illeman]

thanks for your reply.

i noticed i started to get this after installing
some MSFT security fixes. MStask was modified by the fix,
i can tell by the modification date . problems from the even log happen
right after the fixes were put on/

i dont have a firewall,
it seems msft must have made a bad change to mstask ,

any other help out there ??

Please don't top-post.
Is this a single user workstation or are you on a network?

Alan

 

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single user .

Please don't top-post.
Is this a single user workstation or are you on a network?

Alan
--
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

 

[Alan Illeman]

single user .

If you want to secure your system, look at this
http://surfbest.net/[email protected]/viruses.htm

 

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dont see your point .

Task Scheduler isnt listed as a problem service.

this error is more common.
Whats the parameter in error ??
seems mstask.exe was changed by a msft fix
and now this error pops up.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 10/11/2004
Time: 1:28:29 AM
User: N/A
Computer: OEMCOMPUTER
Description:
The Task Scheduler service terminated with the following error:
The parameter is incorrect.

 

[Alan Illeman]

dont see your point .

Task Scheduler isnt listed as a problem service.

this error is more common.
Whats the parameter in error ??
seems mstask.exe was changed by a msft fix
and now this error pops up.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 10/11/2004
Time: 1:28:29 AM
User: N/A
Computer: OEMCOMPUTER
Description:
The Task Scheduler service terminated with the following error:
The parameter is incorrect.

Reload IE6, the task scheduler is bundled with it (from Pegasus).

 

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by reload you mean reinstall ??
how do you do the reload procedure ?