scheduling tasks

[00bagel]

im operating on windows xp

 

 

 

i made a simple batch file that i wanted to schedule, so i went to the scheduled tasks folder, opened up the "add scheduled task" wizard and set about locating my file, then i clicked finish and it said that "access is denied". i am the administrator so why does this happen, and how can i get around it.

[ClareJonsson]

2 things to check:

 

 

 

1. Can you run the batch file manually?

 

 

 

2. I know you're an administrator, and that means you are a member of the administrators group, but are you also a member of any other groups, such as users? If you are, remove them so that you are a member of Administrators only. And the reason is: If you are a member of any group that denies access to any resource, "you" will also be denied access, and that doesn't matter if you're an administrator. The way NT permissions work is that deny ALWAYS overrules allow, it's a security thing :geek:. So make sure you're a member of the administrators group only.

[00bagel]

i can run batch files manually by clicking on them, although they dont run if i click on them from the schedule list.

 

 

 

i am the only user on my computer and i dont belong to a network.

[00bagel]

just another thing to help the people trying to help me.

 

 

 

when i go into cmd and write

 

 

 

cacls c:\new.bat

 

 

 

i get...

 

 

 

new.bat LAPTOP\SYSTEM:F

 

NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F

 

BIULTIN\Administrators:F