Vista Windows Scheduler task starts failing, and then never works again

Question

I have a scheduler task setup to run every hour, to update a web server. It runs each hour correctly. But after a reboot, the task always starts to fail: The error is:

  Task Scheduler failed to start "\Website Refresh" task for user "myserver\Admin". Additional Data: Error Value: 2147943726.

The task requires admin privileges and is setup like this:

• "When running the task, use the following user account" (myserver\Admin)
• "Run whether user is logged on or not" (checked)
• "Do not store password" (unchecked)
• "Run with highest privileges" (checked)
• "Hidden" (unchecked)
• "Trigger" (daily at 12:00 AM ever day, after triggered repeat every 1 hour for a duration of 1 hour...")

This tasks fails the same way if I run it manually (using the RUN button in the task scheduler).

Once I go in as admin and reset the password on the task it starts work again. Until I reboot again.

Answer 1

According to several forum posts I found, there seems to be a Vista problem with storing User credentials for the task scheduler.

Symptom (eventlog):

• Event ID: 101
• OP Code: 6619136
• Error Value: 2147943726

Possible Solution:

If the "Run whether user is logged on or not" option is used:

• check the box on "Do not store password"
• check "Run at highest privileges"
• make sure you got sufficient Admin rights for what your tasking.

Answer 2

"Trigger" (daily at 12:00 AM ever day, after triggered repeat every 1 hour for a duration of 1 hour...")

Doesn't this make it run only once a day? Duration should be 24 hours.