avoiding console window display when scheduled task runs batch file

Question

I have a small batch file which xcopies some files from one folder to another which I've scheduled (via windows scheduled tasks) to run every 1 hour:

@echo off
xcopy c:\foo c:\bar /E /C /F /Y

Since this is my workstation, I'm most probably doing work when the task executes, and then the black dos console window is displayed (lasts 2-3 seconds) and steals window focus.

I don't wish to see the files copied and of course the batch file does not ask for any user input. Is there a way to avoid displaying the console completely?

thanks

Answer 1

Same question & Answers: http://serverfault.com/questions/9038/run-a-bat-file-in-a-scheduled-task-without-a-window