Re: Task Scheduler unreliable in NT/2000/XP

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (cnash-REMOVETHIS-_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:59:00 -0500

A couple of causes of this problem were corrected in one of the Windows 2000
Service Packs (SP4 I think.) The causes are described in the following
articles:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=328773

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826895

I couldn't find any info about this on XP - but make sure you have SP1 for
XP. 

-- 
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Printing/Imaging/Hardware
"Mike Reed" <mike.google@compusolve-us.com> wrote in message
news:59d35e76.0402161649.4a7d463a@posting.google.com...
> I have encountered a problem with Windows Task Scheduler at many
> client sites over the years, where tasks may run flawlessly for days
> or weeks, then magically - they stop running (listing "Could Not
> Start" for the task's status).  To correct the problem, I simply have
> to re-enter the task's password - the SAME password that has always
> been there.  The task will then run for several more days/weeks!  This
> has been a problem in Windows NT 4.0(sp6a) SERVERs AND XP Prof
> workstations.  And no surprise, since XP probably uses some of the
> same underlying code as NT!  I have talked with other consultants -
> and we've all concluded that Microsoft's task scheduler is "unreliable
> at best".  I would love to find out the real cause of the problem and
> solve this once and for all...  More info:  generally a single domain
> exists, YES user account associated with task ALWAYS has/had a
> password...
>
> SchedLog.txt reports:  The attempt to retrieve account information for
> the specified task failed; therefore, the task did not run. Either an
> error occurred, or no account information existed for the task.  The
> specific error is: 0x8004130f: No account information could be found
> in the Task Scheduler security database for the task indicated.
>
> How does Windows lose the "account information"?  I can log in as the
> same user assigned to the task - without a problem!
>
> Thanks to all,
>
> -Mike

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