Scheduled tasks do not run after you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (832585)

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

 Windows XP 32-bit editions

    Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   19-Dec-2003  21:38  5.1.2600.1327     283,136  Mstask.dll       
   11-Dec-2003  21:32  5.1.2600.1327      10,752  Mstinit.exe      
   19-Dec-2003  21:38  5.1.2600.1327     172,544  Schedsvc.dll     
   16-Dec-2003  03:50  5.1.2600.1328     586,240  Xpsp2res.dll     

 Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   19-Dec-2003  19:59  5.1.2600.1327     658,944  Mstask.dll       IA-64
   11-Dec-2003  20:33  5.1.2600.1327      25,600  Mstinit.exe      IA-64
   19-Dec-2003  19:59  5.1.2600.1327     576,000  Schedsvc.dll     IA-64
   19-Dec-2003  20:38  5.1.2600.1327     283,136  Wmstask.dll      x86
   11-Dec-2003  20:32  5.1.2600.1327      10,752  Wmstinit.exe     x86
   19-Dec-2003  20:38  5.1.2600.1327     172,544  Wschedsvc.dll    x86
   16-Dec-2003  02:50  5.1.2600.1328     586,240  Wxpsp2res.dll    x86
   16-Dec-2003  02:50  5.1.2600.1328     585,728  Xpsp2res.dll     IA-64

Note After you apply this hotfix, you must either restart your computer or restart the Task Scheduler service. To restart the Task Scheduler service, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Services.
3. In the list of services, click Task Scheduler, click Stop, and then click Yes when you are prompted to stop the Task Scheduler service.
4. Click Start, and then click Close.