Microsoft KB Archive/328628

= The Security Tab Is Missing from a Scheduled Task's Properties =

Article ID: 328628

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q328628



SYMPTOMS
If you are using the Scheduled Tasks tool, the Security tab may not appear when you view the properties or advanced properties of a new task. The online Help states that this tab should appear.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by an incorrect modification to the window class.



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, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix 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.   Date         Time   Version        Size      File name 19-Sep-2002 11:18  5.1.2600.101   250,880   Mstask.dll   (pre-SP1) 23-Sep-2002 17:23  5.1.2600.1123  250,880   Mstask.dll   (with SP1) 21-Sep-2002 17:18  5.1.2600.1123    9,728   Mstinit.exe  (with SP1) 23-Sep-2002 17:23  5.1.2600.1123  159,232   Schedsvc.dll (with SP1)



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, drag the task from the Scheduled Tasks folder to another folder. The Security tab then appears.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinxppresp2fix KB328628

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