Microsoft KB Archive/831003

= Scheduled Tasks That Use NTAUTHORITY\SYSTEM Do Not Run Correctly =

Article ID: 831003

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you use a non-English version of Microsoft Windows XP, if you use Schtasks.exe to schedule a task, and then use incorrect syntax in the command to schedule a second task, neither task runs, and text that contains the incorrect element appears in the Run As box. This problem only affects tasks that run under a SYSTEM account.

For example, the following syntax in a German version of Windows XP is incorrect:

schtasks /create /RU &quot;NT-AUTORITÄT\ &quot; /SC BEIMSTART /TN TEST2 /TR cmd.exe

Where   is the non-English text for the username.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

32-bit Windows XP
  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 19-Nov-2003 21:43  5.1.2600.1321  283,648  Mstask.dll 19-Nov-2003 21:26  5.1.2600.1321   10,752  Mstinit.exe 19-Nov-2003 21:43  5.1.2600.1321  172,544  Schedsvc.dll

64-bit Windows XP
  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name ---  19-Nov-2003  12:42  5.1.2600.1321  659,456  Mstask.dll    IA-64 19-Nov-2003 12:27  5.1.2600.1321   25,600  Mstinit.exe   IA-64 19-Nov-2003 12:42  5.1.2600.1321  576,000  Schedsvc.dll  IA-64 19-Nov-2003 12:43  5.1.2600.1321  283,648  Wmstask.dll   x86 19-Nov-2003 12:26  5.1.2600.1321   10,752  Wmstinit.exe  x86 19-Nov-2003 12:43  5.1.2600.1321  172,544  Wschedsvc.dll x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



To work around this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, click Control Panel,, and then double-click Scheduled Tasks.
 * 2) Double-click any one of the tasks that run under a SYSTEM account.
 * 3) Delete the non-English text for   from the Run As box.
 * 4) Click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Product Updates, Tools, and Add-ons

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB831003

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