From: Chris Robinson 

Ah right - coll, thanks for the info :o)

Chris.

"Geo." wrote:

> On NT4 it doesn't replace the AT scheduler, it just adds the other one which
> I disable because I like the NT4 one better since it doesn't do any network
> share but can be controlled from the network with winAT from the reskit.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Chris Robinson" 
wrote in message
> news:3E2E5F90.B2C9DB88{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > What version of IE are you running on the NT box?  If you install 5.5 or
> above
> > (I *think*) and you select the "offline browsing pack",
this will replace
> NT's
> > "AT" command with the "MSTask.exe".  I think
MSTask is the default task
> > scheduler in Win2000 so maybe that's what's causing the difference?  This
> brings
> > the added bonus that if you have a ton of batch files running on NT
> clients that
> > are scheduled using the AT command, they'll stop working when you upgrade
> IE! -
> > nice :oP
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > "Geo." wrote:
> >
> > > No it's not, I was doing it on an NT4 box, when I tried on 2K it gave
> the
> > > same error you got and told me to run the task under a different
> account.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in message
> > > news:3E2D087E.D9D7B3BD{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > > > Hmmm - somthin fishy going on at my end methinks.....
> > > >
> > > > "Geo." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Weird, I can do it here, it then pops up a notice
that the admin
> account
> > > has
> > > > > been granted a right to logon as a service and
works fine after a
> > > restart of
> > > > > the scheduler.
> > > > >
> > > > > Geo.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in message
> > > > > news:3E2C23DF.7F3E23DD{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > > > > > Just tried that - it doesn't like it.  It
pops up an error saying
> that
> > > the
> > > > > Task
> > > > > > Scheduler Sevice must be configured to run
using the System
> account
> > > (even
> > > > > though
> > > > > > individual jobs can be set to run using
seperate accounts).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm stumped!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Chris.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Geo." wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Try setting it to run as the admin
account, see if that solves
> the
> > > > > problem
> > > > > > > and if it does then some permission is
not set right for the
> system
> > > > > account.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Geo.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in
> message
> > > > > > > news:3E26E8DE.8410365C{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > > > > > > > Howdy y'all
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm having a bit of a problem with
the Task Scheduler service
> on
> > > > > Windows
> > > > > > > > 2000.  The service won't start - it
says "error 5: access is
> > > denied"
> > > > > > > > (see related post in binaries for
pics).  This happens when
> I'm
> > > logged
> > > > > > > > on as Domain Admin/ Local Admin/ User.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've found a few suggestions from
the MS Knowledge base such
> as:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q259/9/07.asp
> > > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q256/2/99.asp
> > > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q223/1/70.asp
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > To summarise these say to ensure
the service is set to use the
> > > local
> > > > > > > > system account (it is, I've
checked) and to ensure the local
> > > system
> > > > > > > > account has full access to the root
drive (which it does).
> I've
> > > also
> > > > > > > > tried to re-apply Win2k SP3 but no
luck.  I can't seem to find
> any
> > > > > other
> > > > > > > > relevant information on this error
- any suggestions?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The only other thing I was thinking
was a reinstall of IE but
> I'm
> > > > > > > > (fairly) sure Task Scheduler comes
as part of Win2k and it's
> only
> > > NT
> > > > > > > > that requires an IE install to get
it? (I know NT already has
> the
> > > "AT"
> > > > > > > > command but Scheduled Tasks replaces it).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ta,
> > > > > > > > Chris.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >

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