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Scheduling automated tasks in Windows

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Wednesday January 28, 2009

Don't let the time your computer sits idle go to waste! Put it to good use by scheduling automated tasks, perform maintenance, open documents, launch programs and even brew a hot pot of coffee. OK, maybe not the coffee.

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- Go to the Start menu, click All Programs, go to Accessories, system tools, and then click scheduled Tasks.

- Launch the Scheduled Task Wizard, click next.

- If the program you're looking for is there among the list, select it, however, if you'd like to launch a program, script or document that is unlisted, click browse, and point to the file location.

- Click Next.

- Give the task a name and select one of the options under Perform this task:

- Select the time, day, and how often the task should repeat.

- Choose a password and confirm it, then click next.

- If I want to explore additional advanced properties for the task, tick the box before clicking the finish button.

- Your new task will appear in the Scheduled Tasks folder. Clicking on it will allow you to change your settings and password.

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