Problem: Scheduled task restarts automatically

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From: Richard (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:47:17 -0800

Can you not go to the advanced options of the task and
set the duration for the task to run and also select the
option to stop the task if it is still running when it
has reached the desired time limit? I am running XP so
maybe 2K doesn't have the same options.
>-----Original Message-----
>A task is setup to run as follows:
>Schedule:
> Daily at 7:00 AM
> Every 1 day(s)
>Settings:
> Stop the task if it runs for: 2 hours(s)
>
>I want the task to start only once a day and if it is
not finished after 2 hours I want it to stop.
>
>The consequence of this setup is however that the task
restarts automatically if it has not been finished by 2
hours. These restarts continues throughout the day.
>
>Does anyone know how to do the setup to work in the way
I want it to work (in Windows 2000)?
>
>.
>

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