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Backward Compatible Task Registration

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

A backward compatible task is a Task Scheduler 1.0 task that is used in the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 operating systems. A Task Scheduler 1.0 task can be registered (scheduled) to execute any of the following application or file types: Win32 applications, Win16 applications, OS/2 applications, MS-DOS applications, batch files (*.bat), command files (*.cmd), or any properly registered file type.

You can register a Task Scheduler 1.0 task in one of three ways:

  • Use the schtasks.exe command-line tool to define and register a version 1.0 task.
  • Use Task Scheduler to define and register a task compatible with earlier operating systems. Click the **Create Task **action in Task Scheduler, set the Configure for box on the General tab to Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000. 
  • Use Task Scheduler to import a Task Scheduler 1.0 task from an XML file.

Events

Event ID Source Message

705

Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler

 Task Scheduler failed to start directory monitoring for the Task Compatibility module. Additional Data: Error Value: %1.

707

Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler

 Task Compatibility module failed to delete task "%1" . Additional Data: Error Value: %2.

708

Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler

 Task Compatibility module failed to set security descriptor "%1" for task "%2" . Additional Data: Error Value: %3.

709

Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler

 Task Compatibility module failed to update task "%1" . Additional Data: Error Value: %2.

Task Scheduler Backward Compatible Tasks

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