"Jnetty" <Jnetty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EFEAC47A-DF27-4D80-B2A8-64BF28C0E933@microsoft.com...
> Items scheduled to run, say they are running but do not show up on the
screen.
>
> Problem Background: Problem noticed when using a Hauppauge board with
WinTV
> scheduler would not do anything at the specified time. This started to
happen
> about a month ago. The software uses the Task scheduler service to work
so
> went ahead and started to test the Task Scheduler Service to make sure
that
> its working.
>
> Went into Scheduled Tasks and added items for one time only at a specific
> time. The tasks get added without any errors but when the time comes, the
> status changes to "running" but nothing shows up on the screen. Nothing is
> seen also in the task bar, but if you check in Task Manager under
processes
> the tested items show up. Hearts and Calculator were used for testing. If
you
> end process of the items in Task Manager, "running" disappears in
Scheduled
> Tasks.
>
> Checked the services.msc and Task Scheduler is running and set to
automatic.
> Went ahead and stop the service and started and then restarted the
computer
> and still nothing changed. The account used is an Administrator account
with
> a password. Password is inputted into items scheduled to run in Scheduled
> Tasks.
>
> Since the tested items did not work, it obvious why the third party
> application is not working either.
>
> Background on the system.
> Dell Optiplex G270 with Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, set
to
> automatic updates.
>
> Any ideas?

If you want the task to be visible then you must schedule it to run
under your own account, not the administrator's account. If the
administrator's task became visible to an ordinary user then you
would have a huge security issue . . .