A scheduled task is a job scheduled to run at a specific time and frequency and run a specific command on the operational system.
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User friendly way to schedule jobs in Mac OS X
Is there any easy way to schedule repeated jobs in Mac OS X?
I know I could use cron, but I'm looking for a more user friendly way to do it, a GUI for schedules, something like this.
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How to run a program when connecting to a specific network in Windows 7
I want to have an executable run every time I connect to my wireless network at home. The purpose is to sync a folder on my laptop with my desktop machine.
Is there any way run a program or script ...
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How to set a Linux Ditribution to self-destruct (to wipe everything from the system partition) via a script
I know this is a rather strange question, but I actually need to implement something like this for work. I shall be helping to facilitate a course that uses licensed software. The software is somewhat ...
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Windows XP scheduled tasks and defragmenting?
I am trying to set a seduled task to defrag my HDD on a regular basis and following the guide on http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/gehrke1.mspx. It does not work. That ...
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How can I open a URL on a schedule in the default browser?
I'm looking for a mechanism to open a single URL in the user's current default browser on a schedule/recurring basis.
I know that if I was writing .Net code to do this, I could simply do something ...
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Is there any way to execute something when closing the laptop's lid?
I'm wondering if there is any way to execute a program, run some command or anything else when closing the laptop's lid.
My question aims to be generic, both for Windows and Linux. Something useful ...
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How to pass an argument to a Windows Scheduled Task with spaces in it
I need to set up a Windows Scheduled Task. It accepts 1 parameter/argument which is a path and can contain spaces. My Scheduled task does not work - it "breaks" the parameter up at the first space.
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Where have the Scheduled Tasks gone to in Windows 7?
I cannot find Scheduled Tasks under control panel.
Where did they move it?
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Schedule Windows XP wallpaper change without additional apps
Ideally, I'd like to be able to do this through a batch file or VB script, so I can schedule it to run at different times of the day (dark wallpaper at night vs. light wallpaper at day).
I am aware ...
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Run Linux script at time 'n' on first day, 'n+15 mins' next day, and so on
I'm trying to take timelapse images using my webcam. What I want to do is run a script at midnight on 1st Jan, then 00:15 on 2nd Jan, 00:30, 3rd Jan and so on. This can keep running forever, I'll ...
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Is it possible to do safe USB autorun with Task Scheduler on Windows 7
so I found out that Windows 7 doesn't allow autorun on USB drives.
Is it possible to circumvent this (in a safe way) by setting up a task with Task Scheduler, which fires when the USB drive is ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - How to copy a scheduled task
I would like to create a new scheduled task that is extremely similar to an existing task. It would be a pain to write down or type out all the settings.
Is there a way to copy an existing task to ...
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Are startup items, services, and scheduled tasks the only things that run without my explicit involvement?
On a virgin out-of-the-box Windows machine, and before making any Internet connection, if I wish to remove or disable any applications that might run without my explicit consent, is it sufficient to ...
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Will Windows Scheduled Tasks execute if the computer was off at the scheduled time?
If I schedule a task using windows task scheduler for, say, 2 minutes from now, and for some reason the computer is shut down 1 minute from now, and turned on 3 minutes from now, will the task that ...
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Shutdown a locked XP Computer
I have a scheduled task that shuts down a Windows XP computer at 6:00pm every day using the following command:
shutdown.exe /s /t 600 /c "Windows will shutdown in 10 minutes. To cancel shutdown, ...
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How can I write a cron job that will block my internet from 7pm to 7am? (So I can get some sleep)
I am using OSX 10.6 and it has cron built in. How can I write a cron job that will block my internet from 7pm to 7am every day?
Im sure this must be simple but I could only find one example online ...
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What is the command line to schedule a task to be executed once and soon?
I know there is the at and schtasks.
But I couldn't figure out how to use them to execute a task soon and once.
I have read about a soon command, but there isn't such command in my Windows version.
I ...
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Windows 7 Task Scheduler doesn't list my custom task(s)
I created a custom task from another application (Peachtree), but it never showed up in the Active Tasks list. So, I created it manually from within the Task Scheduler, but the task still hasn't ...
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Scheduled backup of certain directories in Windows 7
I'm using Windows 7 and I need to schedule a daily backup that does the following:
The schedule needs to run daily at 7pm
The backup needs to generate a compressed archive of selected backup ...
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Trigger Task Scheduler in Windows 7 when computer wakes up from sleep/hibernate
I don't want task scheduler or whatever to wake the computer, but when I open the laptop back up and the machine wakes I'd like that to be the trigger that task scheduler or something uses to run an ...
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Microsoft JScript compilation error
For the past month until now, I'm getting the follow dialog from time to time. Probably few times a week. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 with all latest updates, and Java 6U29 (1.6.0_29-b11)
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FTP BAT file - Windows Scheduled Task
Is it possible to create a scheduled task in windows, that connects to an FTP site, and downloads all the files and folders within the root directory (or specified folders in the root directory) - for ...
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Sync Google Drive when not logged in
I have installed Google Drive on Windows Server 2008 R2. When I login to the server, Google Drive starts automatically and synchrnoizes files, pulling changes down from the cloud. All good so far.
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Windows system idle condition
I'm looking that there are some tasks that are embedded with Windows that runs when system goes to idle state (such as Scheduled Defrag, System Restore, DefenderScan and RegistryBackup).
However, ...
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Should I worry about Daylight saving time when planning to schedule backups?
So if there is a day:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
when we have to e.g.: set our clock back from 3am to 2am. Ok.
So if someone creates a cron job at 3am, ...
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What windows 7 task scheduler event would respond to an idle END condition?
The Windows 7 task scheduler allows me to run a task when the computer goes idle, but there doesn't seem to be any obvious way to run a task when the computer resumes from idle, or is no longer idle.
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HP laptop (Windows 7 x64) turns itself on @11:30am every day
My HP laptop wakes up from sleep every day at 11:30am by itself. No tasks scheduled for that time (either user or Windows tasks).
No AV scans or updates scheduled for that time. Auto-defrag & ...
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How to have the Scheduler retry a task when it has failed with a specific error code?
I have a cmd file which executes an application (exe) that can return a specific error code in some cases. This cmd is launched by the Scheduler every day.
If it failed with this specific error, I ...
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Windows Task Scheduler on File change
I am trying to synchronise my files between a Win7 Starter laptop and WinXP workstation.
As Win7 Starter has limited sync support, I installed SyncToy 2.1 and it works fine. However, it requires my ...
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linux shell, keep task alive for specified time
I am looking for a tool to keep a task alive (restarting if necessary) for a specified amount of time (in seconds), and then kill it and stop. For example: keep_for 3600 rsync foo bar:faz should for ...
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How can I prevent Windows from going to sleep during a scheduled task?
I have created scheduled tasks on both a Vista and Win7 machine which wake up the machine if it is currently in a sleep state. However, if the task takes longer than the power settings are configured ...
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Create a scheduled task in every language environment
I'm trying to add a scheduled task with
schtasks /create /tn bla /tn "c:\blabla.exe" /st 04:00:00 /sd 01/01/2011 /sc daily
this works on english Versions. But, when I try to fire that command on ...
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Run task on reconnect to remote desktop (not login)
Is it possible to run a task when a user reconnects to a remote desktop session? Some software is running on a machine that cannot be run as service and must always run, but I also need to trigger ...
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Does hibernation data persist without power?
My office shuts down power every weekend while I generally like to keep things open and all set to go for Monday. If I hibernate on Friday, will the hibernation state persist without power so I can ...
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task scheduler won't wake the computer
I want my computer to start uTorrent at 4 o'clock in the morning, when I'm asleep. But the computer is a bit noisy so I put it to sleep mode every time I go to bed.
I've tried creating a task in Task ...
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Schedule to open website
I'd like to open a website at regular intervals per day, i.e., the browser should open and automatically navigate towards a pre-set URL.
I looked at options like scheduling to open browser, but I ...
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Automatically close program at a scheduled time each day
Is there a way to automagically determine if a program is running and close it at scheduled time, say 3 am every day?
Maybe use task scheduler to close said application? if this is possible any ...
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How do I setup Task Scheduler in Windows 7 to compress a folder using 7-Zip File Manager?
I would like to get 7-Zip Manager to zip my wwwroot folder on a weekly basis. Is it possible to automate this with Windows 7 Task Scheduler, and if so, what are the exact steps to do this?
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run as “NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM” is ideal for scheduled tasks?
I have a backup / autoupdate process for my software, and usually I create a new user for running it in task scheduler (most users don't have a password, and task scheduler needs it, don't know why).
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Run minimized batch file from scheduler
I added a batch file to the Windows 7 scheduler and it works fine. The problem is it always displays a command prompt window when it is run. I created a shortcut for the batch file and set it to run ...
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Task scheduling Batch Files in Vista
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 ...
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Run script on Windows every n minutes
What's the best way on a Windows machine to run some sort of script every n minutes?
I've googled around and read that Windows Scheduler is best avoided.
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How to import a scheduled task from an XML file?
I have created a scheduled task in Windows 7, which will run a batch file once a day. The task is running perfectly well on my computer.
I have also exported the task to an XML file and want to ...
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How do I make a scheduled action in Windows XP?
I need to run MyProg.exe every 5 minutes. How do I do it?
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Move scheduled tasks to a new folder?
In the windows task management I created a new folder, lets call it "mytasks". I expected to be able to organize new tasks into it by using drag&drop from existing tasks, but somehow that's not ...
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After scheduled Microsoft Security Essentials scan finishes, whole system is slow
I have scheduled Microsoft Security Essentials (on Windows 7) to scan my whole hard drive every night at 2 a.m. When I start using my computer in the morning, the scan is complete, but the whole ...
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How can at execute a command from the command line
How can I schedule a command using at without having to include the command in a distict file, neither from the mini at shell that reads from standard input?
That is I want to execute the command
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Schedule powershell script with admin priviliges
I want to schedule a powershell script to run on my windows 7 system everyday with admin priviliges.
How do I do so?
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How to run scheduled task when user logs on via remote desktop?
I want to run an application every time I log on to a remote machine with windows XP's remote-desktop.
I set up a schedule using XP's scheduled tasks and the start up modiier ONLOGON (and also tried ...
