Re: Task Scheduler unreliable in NT/2000/XP

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:05:00 +1100

There is a known issue with the Task Scheduler: It loses all account
details during the transition from standard time to daylight saving
time (and back), but only on machines where the system is installed
on a FAT32 partition. Machines with NTFS partitions are not
affected.

Perhaps the same happens when you manually change the time
by more than a certain amount.

"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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