Hi, I need to run a scheduled task, on Windows 2000 SP3. It works fine for the current user that is logged in. When I try to run the scheduled task that is assigned to a different user whether it is local or network users it doesn’t work. The local or other network users are in Administors group. In the Schedule Tasks under the status when the time comes it shows as running. But nothing actually happens. Thanks in advance,

You need to Use the Lgonon name and password for the administrator account OR the account that originally created the Scheduled JOB in the schedule properties. There's a Microsoft Qarticle that explains the steps required. Very common problem when using scheduled tasks

Hi, Not sure what Article you are talking about. The users that I am using are part of the administrators group. Thanks,

Well, there's a few, but here's a good one : (Note there is a unique difference between the AT Scheduler command line and the Graphical Scheduled Tasks) They do the same thing, but have different requirements and security and so on. Task Scheduler and the At command In earlier versions of Windows, you used the at command to schedule a command, script, or program to run at a specified date and time. In Windows 2000, the at command works with a graphical utility called Task Scheduler to provide additional functionality. You can access the new capabilities of Task Scheduler through the Scheduled Tasks folder. When you schedule a task using the at command, the task is listed in the Scheduled Tasks folder, with a name such as the following: At3478 You can then view or modify the task. However, if you modify it, it is upgraded to a normal scheduled task. The task is no longer visible to the at command, and the at account setting no longer applies to it. You need to explicitly enter a user account and password for the task. All tasks created through the at command must run in the same user account, as in earlier versions of Windows. However, each task created from the Scheduled Tasks folder can run in a different account. In earlier versions of Windows, the account for tasks created by the at command was the same as the account for the Schedule service (which was also known as the "at" service). You could configure this account to be the local system account or any user account. In Windows 2000, the Schedule service itself must run in the local system account. However, you can set an account other than the local system account for tasks created by the at command to run in, from the Advanced menu in the Scheduled Tasks folder. You can use the Scheduled Tasks folder to view or modify the settings of a task that was created by using the at command. However, if you modify an at task through the scheduled tasks folder, it is upgraded to a normal scheduled task. The task is no longer visible to the at command, and the at account setting no longer applies to it. You need to explicitly enter a user account and password for the task. http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windows2000/en/advanced/help/at_service_account.htm click the Task Scheduler and the At command link, then click the ...Windows 2000 Command Help topic At link. This is a lot of info and also presumes there are no AT Service related issues or corrupted scheduled task. Thos are other issues. Good Luck