Task Scheduler--trying to estab. privileges

eganders

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I had to restore my system a while ago and a problem I solved in the past came up again.

I have had problems in past getting a batch file I made to run consistantly in the scheduler. It would run for a few days, then indicate that the user I had chosen (my user name and password) did not have the privileges to run the scheduled task. I would go into the scheduler and set it up again for the same user and password and it would work again for a few days. The batch file xcopies files from another computer over the network to my laptop.

I solved the problem about a year ago, but I forget how I solved it. I know I used a user other than my user name and password (I have administrative privileges, but apparently something disables it randomly).

I can go into the advanced part of the change user or group. There are a list of users such as my user name, system, local service, network service, etc. Any suggestions?
 

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Yeah, I've run into that problem, too.

As I recall, make sure of the following:

1. Under General tab for the task, use your normal user ID, select "Run only when user is logged on", and check "Run with highest privileges"

2.In the Action tab, do NOT use quotes in the Start in folder path.

Haven't had any problems with it lately

Hope this helps.
 

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System One

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    Home Grown Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5B-E
    Memory
    3006 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 512MB
    Sound Card
    Motherboard - SoundMax
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2235wm / Dell 17" Generic PnP Anolog
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 x 4294967296 colors / 1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    3 x ST3250620AS 250GB SATA IDE
    1 x WDC WD1200JD-00GBB0 120 GB SATA IDE
    PSU
    Enerrmax 535W All-in-one SLI 20/24+6+
    Case
    Antec Sonata
    Cooling
    Antec 12cm SmartCool
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX710
    Mouse
    Logitech MX100 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Bell Canada DSL 12MBps (supposedly)
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    2 x HP Pavilion 9700v Laptops
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