Hello. Thanks for getting back to me! I hope you don't mind if I ask some questions. I'm very grateful for any light you can shine on this!
. . . This is a code library . . . to simplify access to the Task Scheduler . . . It does nothing more.
Ok, I thought I could update TS in my Win 8.1 from version 1.0 to 2.5.21, and that it was a separate update for some reason.
On this page, it looks like version 1.0 started with Win XP, so that's a reason why I was asking . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler
Also, I was having some problems getting Task Scheduler to run, so I thought there might be a more current version out there that would work. I also see on that wiki that Task Scheduler 2.0 started with Vista.
. . . you cannot update the Task Scheduler in Windows unless you upgrade to a newer version of Windows.
I have a machine here with Win 10 on it, also . . . it also has Task Scheduler 1.0 . . . I think that this is a bug, because . . .
I see on this page that the version was corrected to Task Scheduler 2.0 in Win 8 (I'm not sure what "2012" is that it mentions)
On Windows Vista, 7, 2008, and 2008 R2: The MMC Component says that you are running "Task Scheduler 1.0" when in fact you are running 2.0, this is a trivial bug so it wasn't noticed, and is likely due to the re-write of the task scheduler. The version has been corrected to 2.0 in Windows 8 and in 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler#Bugs
. . . but, both my Win 8.1 and Win 10 say that it's Task Scheduler version 1.0 . . . I'm curious, do you know if it's really version 2.0 on them, or not?
Do you know if there's a page that lists all of the switches you can use on a bat file? I found this one that closes cmd.exe, which is very useful . . . "Startup.bat /B" . . . it took me hours to find it:
/B . . . Specifies to exit the current batch script instead of CMD.EXE. If executed from outside a batch script, it will quit CMD.EXE . . . http://www.computerhope.com/exithlp.htm . . . DOES LOWER CASE b WORK? YES
I was wondering if there is a built-in one like /S or /Q, where it would run the bat file silently, and you wouldn't see it . . . But maybe there isn't, on purpose, because it would be used for viruses.
I was trying to figure out if there were any errors in what my bat file was doing.
For some reason, I thought I should go to the "Startup" folder in cmd.exe, which is hidden, and run: Startup.bat > testlog.txt 2> testerrors.txt
To get there, I would have to un-hide some folders. I found this page below, and ran the attrib command with those switches . . . I thought, I'll just go fast and not think, nothing can happen . . . then, of course, I read that this can alter your folder attributes . . . I was wondering . . . do you know if this really alters your folder attributes, and if that fix I have at the bottom fixes it or not?
08/06/16 I asked:
http://superuser.com/questions/277379/windows-command-line-command-to-list-hidden-folders
I wasn't thinking, and I think that I put this in an elevated command prompt, based on the second answer, above . . . attrib -s -h -r /s /d . and hit Enter.
Maybe I just put this in . . . attrib -s -h -r /s /d
I'm not sure, but I did see a lot of "NOT ACCESSIBLE . . ." flashing by . . . I think I did this in the C:\ProgramData folder (normally hidden)
. . . Did I mess up my folder Attributes?
Does this reverse it? . . . Quick way to reset all security permissions to default? (Windows 7)
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/d09a393b-68df-43de-9f31-735f83242497/quick-way-to-reset-all-security-permissions-to-default-windows-7?forum=w7itprosecurity&ppud=4
"Just run in a elevated prompt the following command."
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose
This did something. It seemed to work. How can I tell if things are back to normal? Is there a folder Attribute auditing program?
. . . This is a code library . . . to simplify access to the Task Scheduler . . . It does nothing more.
Ok, I thought I could update TS in my Win 8.1 from version 1.0 to 2.5.21, and that it was a separate update for some reason.
On this page, it looks like version 1.0 started with Win XP, so that's a reason why I was asking . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler
Also, I was having some problems getting Task Scheduler to run, so I thought there might be a more current version out there that would work. I also see on that wiki that Task Scheduler 2.0 started with Vista.
. . . you cannot update the Task Scheduler in Windows unless you upgrade to a newer version of Windows.
I have a machine here with Win 10 on it, also . . . it also has Task Scheduler 1.0 . . . I think that this is a bug, because . . .
I see on this page that the version was corrected to Task Scheduler 2.0 in Win 8 (I'm not sure what "2012" is that it mentions)
On Windows Vista, 7, 2008, and 2008 R2: The MMC Component says that you are running "Task Scheduler 1.0" when in fact you are running 2.0, this is a trivial bug so it wasn't noticed, and is likely due to the re-write of the task scheduler. The version has been corrected to 2.0 in Windows 8 and in 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler#Bugs
. . . but, both my Win 8.1 and Win 10 say that it's Task Scheduler version 1.0 . . . I'm curious, do you know if it's really version 2.0 on them, or not?
Do you know if there's a page that lists all of the switches you can use on a bat file? I found this one that closes cmd.exe, which is very useful . . . "Startup.bat /B" . . . it took me hours to find it:
/B . . . Specifies to exit the current batch script instead of CMD.EXE. If executed from outside a batch script, it will quit CMD.EXE . . . http://www.computerhope.com/exithlp.htm . . . DOES LOWER CASE b WORK? YES
I was wondering if there is a built-in one like /S or /Q, where it would run the bat file silently, and you wouldn't see it . . . But maybe there isn't, on purpose, because it would be used for viruses.
I was trying to figure out if there were any errors in what my bat file was doing.
For some reason, I thought I should go to the "Startup" folder in cmd.exe, which is hidden, and run: Startup.bat > testlog.txt 2> testerrors.txt
To get there, I would have to un-hide some folders. I found this page below, and ran the attrib command with those switches . . . I thought, I'll just go fast and not think, nothing can happen . . . then, of course, I read that this can alter your folder attributes . . . I was wondering . . . do you know if this really alters your folder attributes, and if that fix I have at the bottom fixes it or not?
08/06/16 I asked:
http://superuser.com/questions/277379/windows-command-line-command-to-list-hidden-folders
I wasn't thinking, and I think that I put this in an elevated command prompt, based on the second answer, above . . . attrib -s -h -r /s /d . and hit Enter.
Maybe I just put this in . . . attrib -s -h -r /s /d
I'm not sure, but I did see a lot of "NOT ACCESSIBLE . . ." flashing by . . . I think I did this in the C:\ProgramData folder (normally hidden)
. . . Did I mess up my folder Attributes?
Does this reverse it? . . . Quick way to reset all security permissions to default? (Windows 7)
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/d09a393b-68df-43de-9f31-735f83242497/quick-way-to-reset-all-security-permissions-to-default-windows-7?forum=w7itprosecurity&ppud=4
"Just run in a elevated prompt the following command."
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose
This did something. It seemed to work. How can I tell if things are back to normal? Is there a folder Attribute auditing program?