Scheduled Task not running properly in the background
I am trying to move some scheduled tasks from a windows server 2003 server to a 2008 r2 server. I copied the tasks exactly. There are two programs that are supposed to run. 1 gathers statistics and creates 3 excel files. 2. Sends the files to certain distros. The programs work fine when i run them manually but when i run them as a scheduled task it looks like it's running in processes but the excel files aren't created and no email is sent.
I have tried running as "highest privilege" it also seems to work if i select "run only if user is logged in" but i cannot always stay logged in.
I'm lost please help.
Josef
Windows Server 2008Windows BatchWindows Server 2003
Yes i am sorry i did not see that. Start in is filled in.
Josef
Joe
ASKER
The program is running. Just it runs in the background and since it is doing so it doesn't seem to do what it's intended to do. When it runs in the foreground it works okay.
Glad you figured that out. Seems like a strange but common issue. I did a search and found lots of hits with the same solution that worked for most scenarios. There was also a registry hack mentioned but this seems the easier/safer method. One more tool to add to the chest. :)
I am running as a domain admin. I have also tried running as a local administrator account as well