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Lesson 3: Using Scheduled Tasks
Lesson 3 Using Scheduled Tasks
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Use Scheduled Tasks to identify programs and batch files you want to run once, at
regular intervals, or at specific times. You can schedule any script, program, or document
to start at a specified time and interval, or when certain operating system events
occur. This feature can complete many administrative tasks for you.
After this lesson, you will be able to
■ Identify tasks that you can schedule.
■ Schedule a task.
■ Configure advanced options for a scheduled task.
■ Troubleshoot scheduled tasks.
Estimated lesson time: 25 minutes
Overview of Scheduled Tasks
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Windows XP Professional saves scheduled tasks in the Scheduled Tasks folder (see Figure
18-10), which you can access through the Control Panel under Performance And
Maintenance. In addition, you can access Scheduled Tasks on another computer by
browsing that computer’s resources using My Network Places, which allows you to
move tasks from one computer to another. For example, you can create task files for
maintenance, and then add them to a user’s computer as needed.
Figure 18-10 Schedule a task to run when you need it to.
Use Scheduled Tasks to perform the following tasks: