Task Scheduler error 0x80070057

Hi,
When I try and run the task scheduler It say's the task service could not be started? When I try and start the service it fails. I get this error in the log "task scheduler error 0x80070057"

Thanks for any help that can be provided!
Rockit

 

Task Scheduler

Tried that and still no luck .. Thanks for the reply!

 

Task Scheduler

When I try and run the task scheduler service I get the error "Could not start the task scheduler services on local computer Error: 87 the parameter is incorrect "

 

This sort of thing is usually a permissions issue so

- do start~run~services.msc and see if Task Scheduler is started. If not, right-click on it and click on Start. If it is running and things still don't work

- try setting up the task with the administrator account and password to use when it runs. You will probably need to have a non-blank password on your admin account as well so if it has none, add one.

 

Task Scheduler

Well I setup permissions and it still won't start. Thanks Again

 

Hmm. the service itself.. and you've already reset permissions.. hmm..

Go into regedit, find this key and export the whole branch as a TXT, and paste results back
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule

 

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 7/31/2004 - 3:29 AM
Value 0
Name: Type
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x120

Value 1
Name: Start
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x2

Value 2
Name: ErrorControl
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1

Value 3
Name: ImagePath
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Value 4
Name: DisplayName
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Task Scheduler

Value 5
Name: Group
Type: REG_SZ
Data: SchedulerGroup

Value 6
Name: DependOnService
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data: RpcSs

Value 7
Name: DependOnGroup
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data:

Value 8
Name: ObjectName
Type: REG_SZ
Data: LocalSystem

Value 9
Name: Description
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Enables a user to configure and schedule automated tasks on this computer. If this service is stopped, these tasks will not be run at their scheduled times. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Value 10
Name: NextAtJobId
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1


Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Parameters
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 7/30/2004 - 2:13 PM
Value 0
Name: ServiceDll
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SystemRoot%\system32\schedsvc.dll

Value 1
Name: ServiceMain
Type: REG_SZ
Data: SchedServiceMain


Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Security
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 7/30/2004 - 2:13 PM
Value 0
Name: Security
Type: REG_BINARY
Data:
00000000 01 00 14 80 90 00 00 00 - 9c 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 ................
00000010 30 00 00 00 02 00 1c 00 - 01 00 00 00 02 80 14 00 0...............
00000020 ff 01 0f 00 01 01 00 00 - 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 ÿ...............
00000030 02 00 60 00 04 00 00 00 - 00 00 14 00 fd 01 02 00 ..`.........ý...
00000040 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 05 - 12 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 ................
00000050 ff 01 0f 00 01 02 00 00 - 00 00 00 05 20 00 00 00 ÿ........... ...
00000060 20 02 00 00 00 00 14 00 - 8d 01 02 00 01 01 00 00 ...............
00000070 00 00 00 05 0b 00 00 00 - 00 00 18 00 fd 01 02 00 ............ý...
00000080 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 05 - 20 00 00 00 23 02 00 00 ........ ...#...
00000090 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 05 - 12 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 ................
000000a0 00 00 00 05 12 00 00 00 - ........


Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Enum
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 7/31/2004 - 3:29 AM
Value 0
Name: 0
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Root\LEGACY_SCHEDULE\0000

Value 1
Name: Count
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1

Value 2
Name: NextInstance
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1

 

Task Scheduler

Hey All,
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions! I figured it out last night as I was trying to sleep. It seems a security program that I had run had somehow disabled the task scheduler. When I unchecked all the options and rebooted the service was started and running. The proggy is XPSpy. Thanks again!!

Rockit

 

Thanks for posting back. Glad you got it fixed

 

"Somehow "? You set the option

Has to be checked - not a default.

Regards - Charles