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by kurt g

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Why won't my scheduled task run? I use the AT command to schedule server reboots, that works great now. However, I've been playing with this feature to automate other tasks. I attempted to use AT to open notepad.exe though, as a test, and it simply will not work. I use the sytax:

AT \\servername 12:00 /every:s c:\winnt\notepad.exe

The time comes and goes with no notepad. Any ideas? Are there limitations to what executables can be opened?

Thanks,
Kurt G.

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by yorkster

I use AT to do all kinds of things like your talking about and when ever I have a problem it's almost always a permission issue. Note if above SP4 you need to set permissions form schduled tasks folder not from services.

by dsmit221

Within your syntax I've noticed you are not using the interactive switch. In order for applications such as notepad to work you need to run them interactively.
Try : AT \\servername 12:00 /i /every.........
Your can either use /i or /interactive

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