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I have been running Spybot Ware and I had to reload my OS and lost it. I now have Sypbot S&D. I am trying to set the scheduler to run everyday at a certain time. It shows that it is scheduled but it never runs. Can someone help me?
md usa spybot fan
2007-07-16, 20:08
What Windows operating system are you using?
spybotsandra
2007-07-17, 13:57
Hello,
Do you have admin rights?
Did you enter a password?
When you get this error message:
“0x80070005: Access is denied" error message when you create a scheduled task in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.2brightsparks.com/help/index.php?pf=kb&page=index_v2&id=167&c=17
Also see:
- Scheduled Tasks cannot run with a blank password
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310715
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Yes I have admin rights, I created a password so it should now run? I never had to do this before for it to run is this something new?
md usa spybot fan
2007-07-18, 14:55
Spybot uses the OS scheduler. In Windows XP the user account that adds the Schedule Tasks entry must have a password. See:
Scheduled Tasks cannot run with a blank password
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310715
There is workaround for the password requirement in Windows XP that 100mill (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=2965) was considerate enough to share with us. See the following thread:
Scheduling a Spybot scan under Windows XP
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=1828
I followed the instructions we will see if I did it correct. I tried the password for the administrator and it still did not run. Thanks for all the help, will let you know what happens.
charlesan
2007-09-24, 01:12
I've been struggling with the access denied error for some time. I'm not an expert at computers. I have set a password. The task appears in Task Scheduler with the note "could not start". I am administrator. Have no idea what to do next. If anybody answers, please assume I can barely spell computer. You'll be close to right. I'm even having trouble posting this. email replies welcome.
Thanks
Just enter "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" in the "Run As" field of the Schedulers "Task" panel. no password required.
regards,