Re: Error creating scheduled task

Hello Brian,

Just yesterday i was facing exactly the same problem at work. Strange enough, i also noticed that a
variety of other reasons can prompt error code "0x8007005" like, improper path to the executable,
incorrect working directory etc etc. In my case, i was trying to schedule a custom made application
which resided on the user's desktop. Moving this app to a 'C:\myapp' directory solved the problem.

I am sorry i could not provide much help, but I thought of jumping in since I faced a similar
situation yesterday. Do let us know how it goes.

PS: Can you password protect the account, enable autologon and then provide the password to task
scheduler ? If you are running Windows XP Home, you may run the following edit:

Run Scheduled Tasks without password (line 67, left column)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"Brian Elkins" <BrianElkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been setting up a workgroup environment for a small office lately.
>
> I've installed backup software and I've been trying to schedule a task to
> run the backup software. There is a scheduler within the backup software but
> that's an entirely different problem.
>
> I set up the scheduled task for the primary user on the workstation who is
> also an administrator on the workstation. After setting up the scheduled
> task I'm prompted for a user password but user passwords are not used so I
> don't enter one. I then receive the message "0x8007005: Access is denied."
>
> I searched the MS KB and came up with the following KB article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;884573
>
> I obtained the hotfix from MS but I am still being prompted for a password.
> I've tried the workaround listed at the bottom of the article but I continue
> to be prompted for the password while setting up the scheduled task.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you.


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