no responses to questions?

I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
to wear my deodorant?

Thanks,
Tom

Or, perhaps, your question cannot be answered by anyone present. I looked
at it and frankly have no idea.

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"njem" <> wrote in message
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>I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
> haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
> request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
> Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
> forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
> to wear my deodorant?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>

Tom

This normally means that people do not have the answer for this in Vista. I sure do not. I am with you that it works in XP but I have no idea on how to set it in Vista.

Maybe in Vista it has changed and you need to set this up under something else then Task Scheduler

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"njem" <> wrote in message news: oups.com...
>I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
> haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
> request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
> Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
> forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
> to wear my deodorant?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>

"njem" <> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
> I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
> haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
> request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
> Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
> forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
> to wear my deodorant?



I think most people agree that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

According to your post it worked with XP...but not with Vista...
but who knows how long it will take Microsoft to fix the bug?

While you are waiting for help, go to the Windows Vista Help site and see if
you can find an answer. PS It's better to just repost your question with a
few more details, since once it's off the first 2 pages, it's pretty much
gone. These helpers here are all volunteers. Vista web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx
"njem" wrote:

> I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
> haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
> request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
> Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
> forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
> to wear my deodorant?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>

On Sep 1, 1:26 pm, Mary <M...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> While you are waiting for help, go to the Windows Vista Help site and see if
> you can find an answer.

I usually search these pages and the knowledge base before asking
questions.

The only reason I went to Vista is because some people I help just go
out and buy what's on sale at the local store when they need a system
and so they started getting Vista systems. Now I've used it enough to
know it (and wish I didn't). Time to go back to XP.

Thanks

njem [Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:58:29 -0700] wrote:

>I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
>haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
>request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
>Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
>forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
>to wear my deodorant?
>
>Thanks,
>Tom

I have a somewhat similar task to yours, but I have it scheduled
automatically every 9 days (yours is monthly) and open a text file every
15 minutes (yours is every 5 minutes), and my task works just fine.

Did you check whether your task generates any error messages?

I have no explanation as to why it doesn't work on your machine.
And that is why I didn't reply to your post, because I can't help you.

Marco

Windows Vista is the biggest fraud yet by Microsoft. I purchased a new PC
about a month ago and have regretted it every day since. Not one of my
previous programs works with this OS, and the crashes and problems are
ongoing. Internet Explorer works for about ten minutes then stops. Windows
mail will work sometimes...

I am fed up with all this, and I cannot believe that MS hasn't responded to
many of these problems.



"njem" wrote:

> I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
> haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
> request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
> Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
> forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
> to wear my deodorant?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>

Have you contacted the manufacturer of your PC? I have been using Vista RTM
for 9 months now and have not had a single crash or problem. That means
that Vista can work. The difference has to be in your installation and
hardware - none of which Microsoft are responsible for.

Dale

"Barnum" <> wrote in message
news:0F5D78C9-C05C-4ABA-BBE1-...
> Windows Vista is the biggest fraud yet by Microsoft. I purchased a new PC
> about a month ago and have regretted it every day since. Not one of my
> previous programs works with this OS, and the crashes and problems are
> ongoing. Internet Explorer works for about ten minutes then stops.
> Windows
> mail will work sometimes...
>
> I am fed up with all this, and I cannot believe that MS hasn't responded
> to
> many of these problems.
>
>
>
> "njem" wrote:
>
>> I recently posted my 3rd request for input on a problem I'm having and
>> haven't gotten any response to any of the posts. The last was "3rd
>> request, scheduled event problem" on Aug 30. Are there just so many
>> Vista problems this board is overwhelmed? Are there no MVPs in this
>> forum picking up on unanswered questions? Is it just me, did I forget
>> to wear my deodorant?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
>>
>>

On Sep 1, 3:15 pm, Marco Desloovere <marco_desloov...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> I have a somewhat similar task to yours, but I have it scheduled
> automatically every 9 days (yours is monthly) and open a text file every
> 15 minutes (yours is every 5 minutes), and my task works just fine.
>
> Did you check whether your task generates any error messages?
>

This sounds like just windows flakiness but if you can would you check
your settings against mine:

General tab
run as myself
run only when use is logged on
others blank

Trigger tab
one time specific date, enabled
If I go into Editing the trigger:
begin task on a schedule
one time specific date
Enabled, all else blank

Actions tab
start a program, the path and name of my file

Conditions tab
all blank

Settings tab
allow to run on demand
run ASAP after a scheduled start is missed
if task fails to start restart every 5 min
up to 999 times
all others blank
if already running queue a new instance
(I have also tried "do not start another")


I know most of this is right because it does start, one time, if I'm
logged on at the trigger time. Interestingly under the History tab it
shows the last time it started while I was logged on, and then about
25 minutes later says the task was successfully finished?

Thanks,
Tom