Scheduled tasks mess
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I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried to
get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error messages.
Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish existence of
the account specified. Did some research, but the advice offered only
resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem for many XP users?
I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried to
get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error messages.
Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish existence of
the account specified. Did some research, but the advice offered only
resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem for many XP users?
More about : scheduled tasks mess
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History Fan wrote:
> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and
> tried to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but
> error messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to
> establish existence of the account specified. Did some research, but
> the advice offered only resulted in a different error message. Is
> this a problem for many XP users?
Check these links for help with this problem.
Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310715
Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm and scroll down to:
"Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a password"
[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]
HOW TO: Schedule Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569
HOW TO: Troubleshoot Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558
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History Fan wrote:
> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and
> tried to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but
> error messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to
> establish existence of the account specified. Did some research, but
> the advice offered only resulted in a different error message. Is
> this a problem for many XP users?
Check these links for help with this problem.
Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310715
Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm and scroll down to:
"Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a password"
[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]
HOW TO: Schedule Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569
HOW TO: Troubleshoot Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
http://www.dts-l.org/
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Please note, the tweak on Kelly's site, to not require a password for Scheduled Tasks opens the computer up to outside attack. Particularly if the Administrator account has a blank password. Any outside attack that successfully authenticates as a user, with no password, can do anything the user can do.
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"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <ronv@mvps.org> wrote in message news![:o]( ":o")
540JzwfFHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> History Fan wrote:
>> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and
>> tried to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but
>> error messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to
>> establish existence of the account specified. Did some research, but
>> the advice offered only resulted in a different error message. Is
>> this a problem for many XP users?
>
> Check these links for help with this problem.
>
> Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310715
>
> Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm and scroll down to:
>
> "Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a password"
> [Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]
>
> HOW TO: Schedule Tasks in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569
>
> HOW TO: Troubleshoot Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
> http://www.dts-l.org/
Please note, the tweak on Kelly's site, to not require a password for Scheduled Tasks opens the computer up to outside attack. Particularly if the Administrator account has a blank password. Any outside attack that successfully authenticates as a user, with no password, can do anything the user can do.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <ronv@mvps.org> wrote in message news
540JzwfFHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...> History Fan wrote:
>> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and
>> tried to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but
>> error messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to
>> establish existence of the account specified. Did some research, but
>> the advice offered only resulted in a different error message. Is
>> this a problem for many XP users?
>
> Check these links for help with this problem.
>
> Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310715
>
> Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm and scroll down to:
>
> "Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a password"
> [Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]
>
> HOW TO: Schedule Tasks in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569
>
> HOW TO: Troubleshoot Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
> http://www.dts-l.org/
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Hi
If you are running XP Home without a password, please try the following link
to Kelly's web site:
Line 67 - left hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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"History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
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> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried
> to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error
> messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish
> existence of the account specified. Did some research, but the advice
> offered only resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem for
> many XP users?
Hi
If you are running XP Home without a password, please try the following link
to Kelly's web site:
Line 67 - left hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
news
S$VDqwfFHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried
> to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error
> messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish
> existence of the account specified. Did some research, but the advice
> offered only resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem for
> many XP users?
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Having no password appears to be the main problem with the Scheduled
Tasks error messages. So I added one, and now Disk Cleanup does run at the
scheduled time. Only problem is that Disk Cleanup doesn't automatically
delete the unnecessary files. It calculates what can be deleted but then
waits for me to click the OK button. That's not what I had intended. I
want Disk Cleanup to do that automatically on it's own without any
intervention from me.
"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
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cv6yzwfFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> If you are running XP Home without a password, please try the following
> link to Kelly's web site:
>
> Line 67 - left hand side
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
> news![:o]( ":o")
S$VDqwfFHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried
>> to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error
>> messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish
>> existence of the account specified. Did some research, but the advice
>> offered only resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem
>> for many XP users?
>
>
Having no password appears to be the main problem with the Scheduled
Tasks error messages. So I added one, and now Disk Cleanup does run at the
scheduled time. Only problem is that Disk Cleanup doesn't automatically
delete the unnecessary files. It calculates what can be deleted but then
waits for me to click the OK button. That's not what I had intended. I
want Disk Cleanup to do that automatically on it's own without any
intervention from me.
"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news
cv6yzwfFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...> Hi
>
> If you are running XP Home without a password, please try the following
> link to Kelly's web site:
>
> Line 67 - left hand side
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
> news
S$VDqwfFHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...>> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried
>> to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error
>> messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish
>> existence of the account specified. Did some research, but the advice
>> offered only resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem
>> for many XP users?
>
>
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Hi
It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
"How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
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"History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
news![:o]( ":o")
frae4wfFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Having no password appears to be the main problem with the Scheduled
> Tasks error messages. So I added one, and now Disk Cleanup does run at
> the scheduled time. Only problem is that Disk Cleanup doesn't
> automatically delete the unnecessary files. It calculates what can be
> deleted but then waits for me to click the OK button. That's not what I
> had intended. I want Disk Cleanup to do that automatically on it's own
> without any intervention from me.
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news![:o]( ":o")
cv6yzwfFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> If you are running XP Home without a password, please try the following
>> link to Kelly's web site:
>>
>> Line 67 - left hand side
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
>> news![:o]( ":o")
S$VDqwfFHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried
>>> to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error
>>> messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish
>>> existence of the account specified. Did some research, but the advice
>>> offered only resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem
>>> for many XP users?
>>
>>
>
>
Hi
It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
"How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups
"History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
news
frae4wfFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...> Having no password appears to be the main problem with the Scheduled
> Tasks error messages. So I added one, and now Disk Cleanup does run at
> the scheduled time. Only problem is that Disk Cleanup doesn't
> automatically delete the unnecessary files. It calculates what can be
> deleted but then waits for me to click the OK button. That's not what I
> had intended. I want Disk Cleanup to do that automatically on it's own
> without any intervention from me.
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news
cv6yzwfFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...>> Hi
>>
>> If you are running XP Home without a password, please try the following
>> link to Kelly's web site:
>>
>> Line 67 - left hand side
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
>> news
S$VDqwfFHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...>>> I have a PC running XP Home SP2. I have tried, and tried, and tried
>>> to get the Scheduled Tasks program to work, but get nothing but error
>>> messages. Among them: scheduled tasks xp 0x80041310 unable to establish
>>> existence of the account specified. Did some research, but the advice
>>> offered only resulted in a different error message. Is this a problem
>>> for many XP users?
>>
>>
>
>
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Thanks for the link. I've seen that page before, but the instructions
are a bit too complicated for my poor wretched brain. I'll just stick to
doing Disk Cleanup manually. No big deal.
"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uNmd0BxfFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
>
> "How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>
> --
Thanks for the link. I've seen that page before, but the instructions
are a bit too complicated for my poor wretched brain. I'll just stick to
doing Disk Cleanup manually. No big deal.
"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uNmd0BxfFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
>
> "How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>
> --
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Try Disk Cleaner.
I have Disk Cleaner set to run quiet at startup. Runs for 5 seconds or so
and exits. I also like the fact that, after you set it up, it cleans all
the following with one click (and/or automatically at boot). Makes XP's
Disk Cleanup look like a piker. XP's Disk Cleanup will *not* clean
Content.IE5.
Disk Cleaner will Clean:
Temporary Internet Files {Including the contents of the Content.IE5 folder}
Internet Cookies
Internet History
System Temporary Folder
Recent Documents
Run... Dialog List
Find Document List
Find Computer List
URLs in IE Address Bar
URLs in Shell Address Bar
Media Player Recent URLs
WinZip Recent Files
WinZip Extract To Folders
Paint Recent Files
WordPad Recent Files
Cleans Recycle Bin (what else?)
Opera Cache
Opera Cookies
Opera History
Opera Visited links
Opera Download History and Download folder
Firefox Cache
Firefox Cookies
Firefox History
Disk Cleaner
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
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In news:e2ZhxOxfFHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
History Fan <Unknowntome@unknown.com> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks for the link. I've seen that page before, but the
> instructions are a bit too complicated for my poor wretched brain. I'll
> just stick to doing Disk Cleanup manually. No big deal.
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uNmd0BxfFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
>>
>> "How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>>
>> --
Try Disk Cleaner.
I have Disk Cleaner set to run quiet at startup. Runs for 5 seconds or so
and exits. I also like the fact that, after you set it up, it cleans all
the following with one click (and/or automatically at boot). Makes XP's
Disk Cleanup look like a piker. XP's Disk Cleanup will *not* clean
Content.IE5.
Disk Cleaner will Clean:
Temporary Internet Files {Including the contents of the Content.IE5 folder}
Internet Cookies
Internet History
System Temporary Folder
Recent Documents
Run... Dialog List
Find Document List
Find Computer List
URLs in IE Address Bar
URLs in Shell Address Bar
Media Player Recent URLs
WinZip Recent Files
WinZip Extract To Folders
Paint Recent Files
WordPad Recent Files
Cleans Recycle Bin (what else?)
Opera Cache
Opera Cookies
Opera History
Opera Visited links
Opera Download History and Download folder
Firefox Cache
Firefox Cookies
Firefox History
Disk Cleaner
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:e2ZhxOxfFHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
History Fan <Unknowntome@unknown.com> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks for the link. I've seen that page before, but the
> instructions are a bit too complicated for my poor wretched brain. I'll
> just stick to doing Disk Cleanup manually. No big deal.
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uNmd0BxfFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
>>
>> "How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>>
>> --
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Hi
I don't know of any other way to schedule Disk Cleanup.
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"History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
news:e2ZhxOxfFHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the link. I've seen that page before, but the instructions
> are a bit too complicated for my poor wretched brain. I'll just stick to
> doing Disk Cleanup manually. No big deal.
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uNmd0BxfFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
>>
>> "How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>>
>> --
>
>
Hi
I don't know of any other way to schedule Disk Cleanup.
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"History Fan" <Unknowntome@unknown.com> wrote in message
news:e2ZhxOxfFHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the link. I've seen that page before, but the instructions
> are a bit too complicated for my poor wretched brain. I'll just stick to
> doing Disk Cleanup manually. No big deal.
>
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uNmd0BxfFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> It's not that straightforward - have a look at the following MS article:
>>
>> "How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>>
>> --
>
>
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