The task scheduler service ITSELF will not start:

When I go to the servicec manager, and tell it to start the Task Scheduler,:
1) I get a pop- up error: "Could not start the Task Scheduler service on
Local Computer Error 5: Access is denied"
2) The SchedLgU.Txt log file shows:
"Task Scheduler Service"
Started at 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM
"Task Scheduler Service" 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM ** Error **
A failure occurred during service initialization.
The specific error is:
0x80070005: Access is denied.
Try using the Task page Browse button to locate the application.
"Task Scheduler Service"

Note that I am running the task scheduler as local system user (normal
setting)

System is XP Pro SP2, up to date as of today

Thanks

Make sure your a adminastrator.

"tvs" wrote:

> The task scheduler service ITSELF will not start:
>
> When I go to the servicec manager, and tell it to start the Task Scheduler,:
> 1) I get a pop- up error: "Could not start the Task Scheduler service on
> Local Computer Error 5: Access is denied"
> 2) The SchedLgU.Txt log file shows:
> "Task Scheduler Service"
> Started at 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM
> "Task Scheduler Service" 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM ** Error **
> A failure occurred during service initialization.
> The specific error is:
> 0x80070005: Access is denied.
> Try using the Task page Browse button to locate the application.
> "Task Scheduler Service"
>
> Note that I am running the task scheduler as local system user (normal
> setting)
>
> System is XP Pro SP2, up to date as of today
>
> Thanks

"tvs" <tvs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BCFE12B6-15A1-4B80-8D8A-109B4633D969@microsoft.com...
> The task scheduler service ITSELF will not start:
>
> When I go to the servicec manager, and tell it to start the Task
> Scheduler,:
> 1) I get a pop- up error: "Could not start the Task Scheduler service on
> Local Computer Error 5: Access is denied"
> 2) The SchedLgU.Txt log file shows:
> "Task Scheduler Service"
> Started at 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM
> "Task Scheduler Service" 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM ** Error **
> A failure occurred during service initialization.
> The specific error is:
> 0x80070005: Access is denied.
> Try using the Task page Browse button to locate the application.
> "Task Scheduler Service"
>
> Note that I am running the task scheduler as local system user (normal
> setting)
>
> System is XP Pro SP2, up to date as of today
>
> Thanks

Maybe the System account does not have full access to the folder
c:\windows\tasks, or to some other resource. To confirm this, try
starting it under an admin account, then put it back to the System
account.