Scheduled Task "Could Not Start"

[Retro2001]

I've got several computers that have a scheduled task, set to run (a short batch script) every minute between 8am and 8pm. These computers are running Windows XP Pro (SP2) and are part of a Windows 2000 domain. The task is set to run as a domain user who has administrator rights on the local machines. At least twice a day (but not in a set interval) the task will stop running:

Status: Could not start
Last Result: 0xe34

Going into the task and setting the users password again fixes the problem, until the next failure. Any suggestions - Either towards fixing the problem directly or more reliably running this script every 60 seconds?

Thanks!

--Will

 

[Retro2001]

So, has anyone ever seen anything like this?

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: Retro2001
I've got several computers that have a scheduled task, set to run (a short batch script) every minute between 8am and 8pm. These computers are running Windows XP Pro (SP2) and are part of a Windows 2000 domain. The task is set to run as a domain user who has administrator rights on the local machines. At least twice a day (but not in a set interval) the task will stop running:

Status: Could not start
Last Result: 0xe34

Going into the task and setting the users password again fixes the problem, until the next failure. Any suggestions - Either towards fixing the problem directly or more reliably running this script every 60 seconds?

Thanks!

--Will

Are you using AT or the scheduling wizard to set this up?

 

[Retro2001]

Scheduling Wizard. I didn't believe that AT could be used to schedule a job with every-minute repetition. If I'm wrong though, I've got no other reason for using the Wizard over AT.

Thanks,
Will