Hidden Tasks 1

[VE]

Hi,

I've created a task that I want to disable but I can't find it. I have "show hidden tasks" on and I have looked around in the registry but I just can seem to find it.

Is there any other place I could look?

Thank you for your help.

VE

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Did you look in the Task Scheduler?

WindowsKey then Type in Task , it should show up for you to click on.





To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[VE]

Yes, and I have task scheduler set to show hidden tasks too . I've looked in every task scheduler folder regardless of whether or not it made any sense for them to be there.

I made these tasks from the event viewer. if you right click on the event in the log it gives you an option to create a task on that event. It even tells you that you have to edit it from the task scheduler.

I have one I made that way that I can see (it's working fine) but there are at least two of my first attempts still running out there. I really want to stop them.

thank you
VE

 

[linney]

If you can't find it the Task Scheduler, do you have a Task entry around this area in Windows?

C:\Windows\System32\Tasks

 

[VE]

I just checked there as you suggested and I did not find any tasks that I could not see from task scheduler.

I'm very confused. this task sends an email and I'm still getting the emails with the subject line I set up in the task. What other than the task could be causing this?

 

[linney]

When I created a Task triggered by an Event Viewer error I clearly see that Task listed in Task Scheduler/ Active Tasks, it is listed under the name of whatever the Event Viewer named it when you used the Event Viewer to attach the Task.

See if you can create a similar Task and see what it gets called.

 

[linney]

I have just checked and that same Task is showing up here too.

C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Event Viewer Tasks


Are you mistaken about the machine that you created this missing Task on, or perhaps it there is some other simple explanation like that?

 

[BadBigBen]

you are saying, that under the TASK SCHEDULER (START MENU >> type schedule >> click Task Scheduler >> Expand Task Scheduler Library and click Event Viewer Tasks on the left.) that there are NONE (other than the one mentioned above) listed?

have you checked ALL profiles on this PC?

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[VE]

'Doh! Linney thank you, I'm so embarassed. I looked at other machines and sure enough, for reasons unknown to me the stupid task was there.

I'm sorry for wasting time, I really appreciate the help a lot.

(sheesh I feel so stupid)

VE

 

[linney]

It is good do get the occasional reminder that you are only Human. It happens to all of us, so don't feel too bad.