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| Run Scheduled Tasks more than 72 hours |
| Windows 2000 Server allows you to schedule tasks using two utilities. Administrators who like to |
| automate tasks will remember the AT command that allows scheduling from the command prompt. |
| Other administrators may prefer Scheduled Tasks, a graphical utility located in the Start menu's |
| Both scheduling utilities work hand in hand. If you schedule a task with the AT command, it will |
| show up in the Scheduled Tasks user interface. This happens because tasks scheduled with the AT |
| command are converted to the tasks for the Scheduled Tasks application. |
| Scheduled Tasks has one drawback: Tasks are run for only 72 hours. When that time passes, tasks |
| are automatically stopped. If your tasks run for more than 72 hours, install Service Pack 3 and |
| Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). |
| Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet |
| Add a new value with the type REG_DWORD and name it AtTaskMaxHours. You can specify the |
| number from 1-999. Typing 0 for data will indicate no limit, which means that the task is never |
| Exit the Registry Editor. |
| Note: Before making any registry edit, be sure to first back up the registry so that you can restore |
| it if something goes wrong. |
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