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I have a excutable that runs when I double click on it. However when I put the excutable in schedule task the program fail to run.

I have a excutable that runs when I double click on it. However when I put the excutable in schedule task the program fail to run. This is in Windows Server Standard

This the schedule Task in XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
  <RegistrationInfo>
    <Date>2011-12-12T13:15:21.641756</Date>
    <Author>GMGTRANSPORT\rey</Author>
    <Description>Pull Status off UPS Website</Description>
  </RegistrationInfo>
  <Triggers>
    <CalendarTrigger>
      <StartBoundary>2011-12-12T03:00:00</StartBoundary>
      <ExecutionTimeLimit>PT4H</ExecutionTimeLimit>
      <Enabled>true</Enabled>
      <ScheduleByWeek>
        <DaysOfWeek>
          <Sunday />
          <Monday />
          <Tuesday />
          <Wednesday />
          <Thursday />
          <Friday />
          <Saturday />
        </DaysOfWeek>
        <WeeksInterval>1</WeeksInterval>
      </ScheduleByWeek>
    </CalendarTrigger>
  </Triggers>
  <Principals>
    <Principal id="Author">
      <UserId>GMGTRANSPORT\prod</UserId>
      <LogonType>Password</LogonType>
      <RunLevel>HighestAvailable</RunLevel>
    </Principal>
  </Principals>
  <Settings>
    <IdleSettings>
      <Duration>PT10M</Duration>
      <WaitTimeout>PT1H</WaitTimeout>
      <StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>
      <RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
    </IdleSettings>
    <MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
    <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
    <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>false</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
    <AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
    <StartWhenAvailable>true</StartWhenAvailable>
    <RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
    <AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
    <Hidden>false</Hidden>
    <RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
    <WakeToRun>true</WakeToRun>
    <ExecutionTimeLimit>PT4H</ExecutionTimeLimit>
    <Priority>7</Priority>
  </Settings>
  <Actions Context="Author">
    <Exec>
      <Command>F:\GMGbin\UPSTrace.exe</Command>
    </Exec>
  </Actions>
</Task>

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OK I found out a couple of things when I run the same program in schedule task on windows XP it work find and write the log file out. However when I run it in windows 7 it does not work. I think the windows 7 schedule task does not allow a program to communicate with the desktop. it seems like a cant get focus to a specific button on the program.

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History just say I terminated the program LOL

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I am using the same user for both OS