when running the scheduled task the following failures are returned. does anyone know what the of these are and how to get the tasks to run successfully Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational Source: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler Date: 10/8/2010 3:00:00 AM Event ID: 203 Task Category: Action failed to start Level: Error Keywords: User: INT\svcacctniim Computer: p51nifpb01.int.mvnt.lan Description: Task Scheduler failed to launch action "E:\MyApps\CleanDir\CleanDir.exe" in instance "{732da840-81c2-488b-84e6-d10c9f830af0}" of task "\CleanDir". Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942667. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler" Guid="{DE7B24EA-73C8-4A09-985D-5BDADCFA9017}" /> <EventID>203</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>203</Task> <Opcode>101</Opcode> <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-10-08T07:00:00.492860100Z" /> <EventRecordID>24992</EventRecordID> <Correlation ActivityID="{732DA840-81C2-488B-84E6-D10C9F830AF0}" /> <Execution ProcessID="3168" ThreadID="7320" /> <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational</Channel> <Computer>p51nifpb01.int.mvnt.lan</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-154405328-2802981858-2054149546-77366" /> </System> <EventData Name="ActionLaunchFailure"> <Data Name="TaskName">\CleanDir</Data> <Data Name="TaskInstanceId">{732DA840-81C2-488B-84E6-D10C9F830AF0}</Data> <Data Name="ActionName">E:\MyApps\CleanDir\CleanDir.exe</Data> <Data Name="ResultCode">2147942667</Data> </EventData> </Event> AND Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational Source: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler Date: 10/8/2010 3:00:00 AM Event ID: 103 Task Category: Action start failed Level: Error Keywords: (1) User: INT\svcacctniim Computer: p51nifpb01.int.mvnt.lan Description: Task Scheduler failed to start instance "{732da840-81c2-488b-84e6-d10c9f830af0}" of "\CleanDir" task for user "INT\svcacctniim" . Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942667. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler" Guid="{DE7B24EA-73C8-4A09-985D-5BDADCFA9017}" /> <EventID>103</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>103</Task> <Opcode>102</Opcode> <Keywords>0x8000000000000001</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-10-08T07:00:00.492860100Z" /> <EventRecordID>24993</EventRecordID> <Correlation ActivityID="{732DA840-81C2-488B-84E6-D10C9F830AF0}" /> <Execution ProcessID="3168" ThreadID="7320" /> <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational</Channel> <Computer>p51nifpb01.int.mvnt.lan</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-154405328-2802981858-2054149546-77366" /> </System> <EventData Name="TaskFailureEvent"> <Data Name="TaskName">\CleanDir</Data> <Data Name="InstanceId">{732DA840-81C2-488B-84E6-D10C9F830AF0}</Data> <Data Name="UserContext">INT\svcacctniim</Data> <Data Name="ResultCode">2147942667</Data> </EventData> </Event> AND

Are you sure that this application exists on client computer and user in whose context task scheduler is starting that task have permissions?With kind regards Krystian Zieja http://www.projectnenvision.com Follow me on twitter My Blog

Hello NYCEatAMH, Please check whether the “Start-in (Optional)” path under Action Tab are not included quotes if you configured, the path in the “Start-in (Optional)” field does not require quotes even if there are spaces in the path, as shown in the following figure. A scheduled task does not run as expected if a command-line argument is enclosed in quotation marks on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951246 Additional Information: A Group Policy Immediate Task preference item does not run on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977353/en-us Task Scheduler Changes in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/06/24/task-scheduler-changes-in-windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008-part-one.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/10/10/task-scheduler-changes-in-windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008-part-two.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2009/03/17/task-scheduler-changes-in-windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008-part-three.aspx The Schtasks command http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2010/05/14/two-minute-drill-the-schtasks-command.aspx Brent Hu, Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”