A scheduled-task means the launch of a program or script at predefined times or after specified time intervals.
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Windows: Running an AutoIt script to launch a GUI app - on a server, when no one is logged in
I want to run an AutoIt script every day at 1:00 AM on a Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition. Since this is a server, obviously there is rarely someone sitting there logged in at the console, so the procedure needs to account for this.
The AutoIt…
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Setting a scheduled task running a Powershell script
Does anyone know the correct way to assign a Powershell script as a scheduled task?
I have the below syntax (where X:/ is another drive mapped as a share).
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Task Scheduler
When setting up a task in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, it fails to run with error:
Task Scheduler failed to launch action XXXXXXX Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942593
I have tried running in various users etc and providing password etc but it…
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How do you substitute scheduled tasks on a Windows NT machine?
I've got an old Windows NT Server machine that doesn't have a scheduled tasks feature. I know about AT, but I need to schedule a task to run every 5 minutes. I've looked at cron for windows, but I don't really know anything about it (is it any…
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Win2k8 Scheduled tasks and 'Run new instances in parallel'
I have a script that creates some scheduled tasks on a Windows Server 2008 R2 box using schtasks.exe, and I'd like that script to set the 'If an instance of the task is already running, run new instances in parallel' setting.
I've poked around the…
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How to schedule a backup in Plesk for Database and configuration?
I like to make a scheduled backup in plesk 10.4.
My target is to
Take the backup of Database and configuration and put in the FTP
location. I dont see any option in backup manager in plesk. Any
help is greatly appreciated.
Then there is a…
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Running scheduled web scripts in a Windows Server environment
I'm trying to get a scheduled web script running on a Windows Server and so far the only way I've managed to automate this process is by using the Task Scheduler to open Internet Explorer with the web address as a parameter. I then need to create a…
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401 Running VBScript as scheduled task
I setup a scheudled task on Windows Server 2008 to run the following command:
C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe //b //nologo D:\WebSites\MySite\Scripts\UpdateCache.vbs
The VBScript being run makes a simple GET request:
Dim o
Set o =…
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How to invoke scheduled task on Server 2008 from XP client using schtasks
We are running a scheduled task on a Server 2008 machine from an XP client. Using the following commandline (on the XP client):
schtasks /run /u "domain\username" /p "password" /s MyServer2008 /tn MyTask
This reports SUCCESS, but the task is not…
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how to check a windows long running console task?
I have scheduled Microsoft Windows server console application (that output to stdout) using the task scheduler . It is long running and might take weeks to finish. Is there a way to "tap" into the console output on demand to check on the task's…
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How to start scheduled task in minimized cmd window?
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Run a .bat file in a scheduled task without a window
In Windows 7, I have a scheduled task running a console application in a CMD window. It runs every day at 12 o'clock. When it runs, it opens a CMD window that is not…
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Task Scheduler Library Windows Server 2008
A scheduled overnight task attempted to run but returned the operational code 'Launch Failure' - I think this was to do with a server connection going down. I can't remember what Task Scheduler said the status was but I ended up manually restarting…
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what generalized cloud backup job management tool with scheduler, and email reporting?
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I am looking for a glorified cron manager with a web interface to manage backups and uploading to cloud storage. (and yes webmin has a pretty good cron scheduler plugin)
Long version
In the old days enterprise backup systems were…
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Windows Server 2008r2 process scheduling
We are needing a server that is solely responsible for executing various data manipulation scripts based on different events or triggers - previously when we were using Debian linux we scheduled it all with cron jobs. Is the windows task scheduler…
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Way to automate an application that requires a graphical login?
I'm faced with a problem:
Under Windows Server 2003, I need to automate an application (Sage 100) that doesn't have any automation service of its own.
First attempt
I found -and was impressed by- AutoHotKey and have been able to create an…
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