Task Scheduler

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Does this version ship with the Task Scheduler ui ?

I find a wizard at c:\windows\tasks\add scheduled task

But where does the .exe live ?

Pegasus
Mon Jul 14 11:30:25 PDT 2008


"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
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> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Service Pack 2
>
> Does this version ship with the Task Scheduler ui ?
>
> I find a wizard at c:\windows\tasks\add scheduled task
>
> But where does the .exe live ?

Not every GUI gets invoked by an .exe file. Some Control Panel GUIs
are invoked by a .cpl file whereas others are called through a .dll. Here
is the registry entry for the Task Scheduler GUI:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

To invoke the Task Scheduler GUI, click its icon in the Control Panel.

John
Tue Jul 15 08:11:46 PDT 2008

Is a better ui available ? All I have is a wizard Start > Control Panel >
Scheduled Tasks ? Add Scheduled Task

The wizard is lame as it only allows point-and-click or browse selection of
a program to run. How to specify command line parameters ?

What I am trying to do is run a .bat file every midnight.


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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>
> "John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
> news:%23x809Qd5IHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Service Pack 2
>>
>> Does this version ship with the Task Scheduler ui ?
>>
>> I find a wizard at c:\windows\tasks\add scheduled task
>>
>> But where does the .exe live ?
>
> Not every GUI gets invoked by an .exe file. Some Control Panel GUIs
> are invoked by a .cpl file whereas others are called through a .dll. Here
> is the registry entry for the Task Scheduler GUI:
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
>
> To invoke the Task Scheduler GUI, click its icon in the Control Panel.
>

Pegasus
Tue Jul 15 08:53:50 PDT 2008


"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
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> Is a better ui available ? All I have is a wizard Start > Control Panel >
> Scheduled Tasks ? Add Scheduled Task
>
> The wizard is lame as it only allows point-and-click or browse selection
> of a program to run. How to specify command line parameters ?
>
> What I am trying to do is run a .bat file every midnight.

You may need a new set of glasses. In the screen where you
point and click, there is a box where you can type the full path
& command. If you have a problem entering a parameter, don't
enter one but add it later on.