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paul1149:
I'm trying to create a scheduled task (to run auslogics disk defrag), but XP keeps giving me the 0x80070005 permissions error. I'm an administrator, so that shouldn't be a problem. XP is fully updated.

From my research, this is either a registry or file system permissions problem - specifically, permissions surrounding the All Users\Start Menu hierarchy. There may be a utility available from MS to resolve it. At least there was.

I tried resetting registry, file system and services permissions with Tweaking, but no-go. Would you consider baking this repair into the prog?

Thanks,
Paul

Shane:
Can you post a screen shot of the error you are getting? And do you get the error when you have it set to run only when the user is logged on?

Shane

paul1149:
Sorry for the delay - I had to teach gmail that this wasn't spam...

Getting a screenshot is easy, because this error is failsafe.

The error comes before the Advanced Properties dialog, where log-in-state parameters are set. It does come after the dialog where one would set the user account password. I never have a password on the machines I set up, and that could be the problem.

Wow, I went back and checked that "only when logged on" box, and no error was thrown and it seems to be working now. I guess that overrides the need for the password. It seems the problem is solved. I thought I had tried that before, but evidently not.

THANKS,
Paul

jraju:
Hi, Shane best guessed solution.

Shane:
There was an update in XP and in every version of Windows since where a program cant be ran from the task scheduler without a password, otherwise you have to use the only when the user is logged on :wink:

They did that because otherwise any program or virus could run from the task scheduler without the user being logged on and could run as an admin account. It was a big security hole.

Shane

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