Can WinXP Task Scheduler do this?

rubix

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I want to have a little message pop up on specified dates, like "Taxes due tomorrow" or "Someone's birthday is today". Can XP task scheduler do this?
 

nsafreak

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Hmmm, well I'm fairly sure there's a way to script it but I'm honestly not sure what command it would be. It'd basically be using the winpopup facilities that pop error messages and messages from other PCs. Why not just use Outlook and use its scheduler?
 

Smilin

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Yes. You just need to schedule "something" to display the message. It could be a "net send", notepad, scripted popup, web page etc.
 

Psych

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A very simple VBS script that has a single msgbox that says your message should be sufficient. You'll need the Task Scheduler service running at the time, though.