Question

Wondering if there is some trick to scheduling a batch file to run in Vista.

I have tried almost every setting/arg I can think of with no result other than an error, or the command window opening then instantly closing without executing the code.

The batch files works fine when I double click to run.

Answer 1

Does the task scheduler in control panel not work?

You can also use at from the command line. If you want your script to be interactive and be visible to the user, you can use the /interactive switch:

at 20:00 /interactive c:\path\to\somefile.bat

this will open the command prompt at 8pm.

For finer control over the scheduling you can use schtasks:

SCHTASKS /Create /SC MONTHLY /MO first /D SUN /TN game /TR c:\windows\system32\freecell

Answer 2

I figured out the issue.

If you have a batch file you want to run, the path to the batch file can not have any spaces in it (even if you include quotes).

Putting the batch file in C:\ allowed it to run via Task Scheduler.