Task Scheduler error

[Tash]

Win XP - When I restart from Hybernate, this error message started coming up:

Task Scheduler Service

Some tasks did not execute at their scheduled times because the Task Scheduler was not running. You can review the list of missed tasks, and attempt to run them again, from within the Scheduled Tasks folder

When I open Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Scheduled Tasks

There is nothing there except an "Add Scheduled Task" icon.

What is going on?

 

[Markbnj]

Well that's an interesting one. Anything in event viewer? Are you logged in as admin? I don't know if there can be hidden tasks, or not, but thought it was worth asking.

 

[NogginBoink]

Sounds like the Task Scheduler service was stopped for a while. The service can't launch tasks when it's not running.

 

[bsobel]

At a command prompt enter 'at', are there any entries there?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
Sounds like the Task Scheduler service was stopped for a while. The service can't launch tasks when it's not running.

I think he's confused since he doesnt' think he has any tasks scheduled at all...

 

[Tash]

no - no entries.

more info - I had a scheduled task when the pop-up started appearing, but have deleted it, but the pop-up still persists.

It comes up every time I reboot or return from hybernate.

 

[RebateMonger]

Open "Scheduled Tasks" in your Control Panel, and examine "Logs" in the "Advanced" menu. You should see what's happening.

 

[Tash]

The log shows that the scheduled task that I had failed. Here's the message from the log:

Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 2/24/2006 5:30:01 PM and 2/27/2006 10:17:36 AM, either because the Task Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"Task Scheduler Service"

Even though the error actually was on 2/24/06, it showed this error on 2/27.
The same error showed on 2/28 (today) with the second date changed to 2/28/2006. For now I turned off the error reporting, so I shouldn't be seeing the pop-up. I'm going to check back at the log every so often out of curiousity to see if the errors stop showing up.

Thanks.

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: Tash
The log shows that the scheduled task that I had failed. Here's the message from the log:

Some tasks may not have executed at their scheduled times between 2/24/2006 5:30:01 PM and 2/27/2006 10:17:36 AM, either because the Task Scheduler Service was not running, or because the computer was hibernating.
"Task Scheduler Service"

Even though the error actually was on 2/24/06, it showed this error on 2/27.
The same error showed on 2/28 (today) with the second date changed to 2/28/2006. For now I turned off the error reporting, so I shouldn't be seeing the pop-up. I'm going to check back at the log every so often out of curiousity to see if the errors stop showing up.

Thanks.

I think the error message is quite clear: the task scheduler could not run tasks that were scheduled to run between 2/24 at 5:30 PM and 2/27 at 10:!7 AM because (essentially) the computer wasn't turned on.

Are you confused because your tasks aren't running? Or are you confused because you don't have scheduled tasks and are getting the error?

 

[Tash]

I had a scheduled task that was scheduled to run on 2/24 and got an error at that time. I have since deleted the task from Task Scheduler, but continue to get the error every time I boot up. There are no other scheduled tasks.

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: Tash
I had a scheduled task that was scheduled to run on 2/24 and got an error at that time. I have since deleted the task from Task Scheduler, but continue to get the error every time I boot up. There are no other scheduled tasks.

Ah. That explains a lot. In fact, that puts clarity around this whole thread.

Scheduled tasks are per-user. So it's possible that another user account has a scheduled task. You wouldn't see them unless you logged in as that user.