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    How to delete a scheduled task in Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by AKAJohnDoe, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I've found the Task Scheduler and the task I want to disable, but there appears to be no way to do that. Where is it?
     
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    Update: I found it. What a convoluted mess! And to top it off I found two separate scheduled tasks to ask me to sign up for an ISP both of which were set to run every thirty minutes indefinitely!
     
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Nice, glad you got it figured out. Where'd you get your computer from? Who installed that crapware?
     
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  4. AKAJohnDoe

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    HP.

    I'm in the process of removing it, as I figure out what it does. Some of it has some function, most not. See also this thread.
     
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    I was able to delete the two scheduled entries under the task, but cannot find any way to remove the actual task itself. Help?
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jun 5, 2007
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    jimc Notebook Consultant

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    did you delete it from the "Task Scheduler Library"?
     
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    There is no option to do so ....
     

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  8. Gator

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    You may have to fiddle with the registry to get rid of it then. 'Course it could be something really simple you're overlooking.

    I'm not familiar with Vista's registry structure, but you could look or ask around.
     
    Gator, Jun 5, 2007
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