Scheduled Tasks Reported as Complete as Soon as Started (139436)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q139436

SYMPTOMS

Some tasks scheduled in System Agent may be reported as being finished as soon as they begin. The Last Ended and Last Result fields in System Agent, as well as in the Sagelog.txt file, may indicate that the scheduled task ended successfully as soon as it started, even if the task is still running.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur with scheduled programs that launch another associated program.

RESOLUTION

If possible, change the properties of the scheduled task to run the other program that is run by the originally scheduled program.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The behavior described in this article can occur if you schedule Microsoft Paint (Pbrush.exe) or Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe) as a program with no associated filename.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/18/2000
Keywords:KB139436
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