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Scheduled Tasks Do Not Start on Time

Article ID: 187269

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007


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This article was previously published under Q187269

SYMPTOMS

When you use Task Scheduler to start a program and you configure the program to run after the computer has been idle, the program may not start at the scheduled time even though the computer has been idle for the specified time.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

The program does start after a slight delay.

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