Microsoft KB Archive/303014

= Tasks May Not Run If a User Has Changed the Account Name =

Article ID: 303014

Article Last Modified on 4/15/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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This article was previously published under Q303014





SYMPTOMS
In the Scheduled Tasks tool, if you run a task, and you had previously changed your account name, the task may not run. Also, when you create a task, you may receive the following error message:

Task Scheduler

An error has occurred while attempting to set task account information.

0x80041310: Unable to establish existence of the account specified.

Ensure the account name specified is valid.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use either of the following workarounds:
 * Rename the user account back to the original user name by using the User Accounts tool in Control Panel.
 * Delete the user account from the User Accounts tool in Control Panel, and then create a new user account with the appropriate user name.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbprb KB303014

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