| Schedule Tasks | | | | scheduled tasks double click 'Add Scheduled |
| | | | task'. A new window will now open, click |
| Schedule tasks to run automatically. No more | | | | 'Next'. |
| forgetting. | | | | |
| | | | • Now run down the list and select the |
| A feature again seen throughout windows 9x | | | | program you wish to schedule to run |
| and 2000 is a program for scheduling tasks to | | | | automatically. In this example I am going to |
| run automatically, surprisingly labelled | | | | schedule the Disk Defragmenter. |
| 'Scheduled Tasks'. | | | | |
| | | | • The Disk Defragmenter is not in the |
| In this tutorial I will show you how to use | | | | list so I can browse for the program which is |
| the scheduling program to schedule the Disk | | | | in the 'System 32' directory of 'Windows' on |
| Defragmenter, just one of the possible | | | | my local hard disk or because I know the path |
| programs which can be scheduled. | | | | I can type '%SystemRoot%system32dfrg.msc' |
| | | | (without the quotes) in the file name field. |
| Before you continue with this tutorial please | | | | |
| read the terms and conditions of use by | | | | • Then click Open when the program is |
| clicking here | | | | selected. |
| | | | |
| START: | | | | • Now type what you want the program to |
| | | | appear as in the schedule list, and then |
| You may need to have administrative | | | | select how often you want the program or task |
| privileges to carry out these steps. | | | | to run. |
| | | | |
| • Click Start, then All Programs. | | | | • Click next; now select what months, |
| | | | days and what time you want the task to run |
| • Expand Accessories, then System | | | | and then click next. |
| Tools. | | | | |
| | | | • Now select the user you want to run |
| • Now click 'Scheduled Tasks'. | | | | the task and enter your password. This should |
| | | | be an admins details if you need |
| • The task scheduler will now launch. | | | | administrative powers to run the program. |
| | | | |
| • When it does you should see a windows | | | | • Now click next, then finish. |
| explorer style window, to create a new task | | | | |
| right click on any white space in the window | | | | You have successfully scheduled a task to run |
| hover over new then select 'Scheduled task'. | | | | automatically and should now see it in the |
| | | | scheduled tasks list. |
| • If you haven't already got any | | | | |