Guest IanRobbo Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Can anyone tell me whether there is a way to force a Scheduled Task to run automatically at next boot-up (or some other time when the system is running) if the PC is turned off when the scheduled time occurs? I'm running WinXP (SP3) on a stand-alone desktop. -- Ian A Robinson
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E07EAD03-1646-4644-8D12-F9587C8D763D@microsoft.com... > Can anyone tell me whether there is a way to force a Scheduled Task to run > automatically at next boot-up (or some other time when the system is > running) > if the PC is turned off when the scheduled time occurs? > I'm running WinXP (SP3) on a stand-alone desktop. > -- > Ian A Robinson Only with some extra scripting or with third-party tools.
Guest IanRobbo Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks Thank you very much for this. (I suspected it may be something like this.) Could you by any chance, easily point me to such a "third-party tool"? I don't want to waste your time but I can't seem to find any. -- Ian A Robinson "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:E07EAD03-1646-4644-8D12-F9587C8D763D@microsoft.com... > > Can anyone tell me whether there is a way to force a Scheduled Task to run > > automatically at next boot-up (or some other time when the system is > > running) > > if the PC is turned off when the scheduled time occurs? > > I'm running WinXP (SP3) on a stand-alone desktop. > > -- > > Ian A Robinson > > Only with some extra scripting or with third-party tools. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0133AF53-599E-44C5-9929-EFDF8A081FB2@microsoft.com... > Thank you very much for this. (I suspected it may be something like > this.) > Could you by any chance, easily point me to such a "third-party tool"? I > don't want to waste your time but I can't seem to find any. > -- > Ian A Robinson Try Google. I typed this into a Google search box "Task Scheduler" missed events and got more than 6,000 hits. Some on the first page looked very promising.
Guest IanRobbo Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks Thank you VERY much. This was a goldmine suggestion - and I think I found what I need. I'm most grateful for your kind help. Blessings! -- Ian A Robinson "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0133AF53-599E-44C5-9929-EFDF8A081FB2@microsoft.com... > > Thank you very much for this. (I suspected it may be something like > > this.) > > Could you by any chance, easily point me to such a "third-party tool"? I > > don't want to waste your time but I can't seem to find any. > > -- > > Ian A Robinson > > Try Google. I typed this into a Google search box > > "Task Scheduler" missed events > > and got more than 6,000 hits. Some on the first page looked very promising. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks Thanks for the feedback. "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5070DF16-64B5-4852-AED0-8948A1DF22AD@microsoft.com... > Thank you VERY much. This was a goldmine suggestion - and I think I found > what I need. I'm most grateful for your kind help. Blessings! > -- > Ian A Robinson > >
Guest IanRobbo Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks Just to close this thread I thought I'd give you the concluding info. I settled on a program called "System Scheduler" ($30 for the Pro version) which does all the same things as Task Scheduler - and throws in a few extras. Such as 'Run on startup (or logon) if missed'... the very thing I needed. I simply disabled all the Task Scheduler programs, transferred them to the replacement program - and the job was done! I've now been using SS for 3 days and it works just fine. Thank you again for all your help with this. -- Ian A Robinson "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > Thanks for the feedback. > > "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:5070DF16-64B5-4852-AED0-8948A1DF22AD@microsoft.com... > > Thank you VERY much. This was a goldmine suggestion - and I think I found > > what I need. I'm most grateful for your kind help. Blessings! > > -- > > Ian A Robinson > > > > > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Re: Running Scheduled Tasks Thanks for this very useful piece of info - I've made a note of it. I wish more posters would take the time to close their threads properly. Most take all the free advice they can get, then drop the whole thing, usually without acknowledging the help they have received. "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:40B584D5-084A-4B97-BD27-65CC54621143@microsoft.com... > Just to close this thread I thought I'd give you the concluding info. I > settled on a program called "System Scheduler" ($30 for the Pro version) > which does all the same things as Task Scheduler - and throws in a few > extras. Such as 'Run on startup (or logon) if missed'... the very thing I > needed. I simply disabled all the Task Scheduler programs, transferred > them > to the replacement program - and the job was done! I've now been using SS > for 3 days and it works just fine. > Thank you again for all your help with this. > -- > Ian A Robinson > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> Thanks for the feedback. >> >> "IanRobbo" <IanRobbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:5070DF16-64B5-4852-AED0-8948A1DF22AD@microsoft.com... >> > Thank you VERY much. This was a goldmine suggestion - and I think I >> > found >> > what I need. I'm most grateful for your kind help. Blessings! >> > -- >> > Ian A Robinson >> > >> > >> >> >>
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