MSP Center Plus

Scheduler

The Microsoft Task Scheduler is an amazing little tool that (in most cases) comes already with your Windows installation and "hides" in the "Control Panel" folder which is located in the "My Computer" folder on your desktop. In the following text we share our experiences to help you to make most out of this tool.

If the task scheduler is installed on your system, you will find it in the My Computer folder.

To use the scheduling service on Windows 98, NT, 2000, click on the My Computer icon located on the Desktop. Then double-click on Control Panel to get to the Scheduled Tasks folder.

On Windows XP and Server 2003 you can access this from the Start Menu and clicking on Settings and then Control Panel to Scheduled Tasks.

Double-click Add Scheduled Task. Follow the instructions in the Add Scheduled Task wizard. Select the Open advanced properties for this task for more set up options.

The following screenshots highlight some of the more critical steps:

• 1. Add task and select program in the list of programs

If you do not find "your" program in this list, simply select any other program. You can always change the settings later and, for example, point it to a batch file (*.bat) or Windows Script (*.vbs).

• 2. For more options, mark the "advanced properties" box

OMG ! ! ! So much of work for one simple Task..... Its like a cycle..

Don't worry ! MSP CenterPlus does Task scheduling too.

• Remote Management -->> Computer Configuration -->> Scheduler.
• Add / Modify / Delete Schedule
• Just add the Task here, set the time and date... and thats all !