Task Scheduler returns a "HRESULT: 0x8007007A" error message after you save many jobs (264522)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q264522 SYMPTOMS When you try to schedule a job with user credentials so
that the task runs as if it were started by the user, you may receive the
following error message: The new task has been created,
but may not run because the account information could not be set. The specific
error is:
0x8007007a: The data area passed to a system call is too
small.
CAUSE This behavior occurs because the buffer that stores the
account information for all scheduled tasks is limited; the buffer puts a limit
on the number of jobs that you can schedule with user credentials. There is no
limit on the number of jobs that you can create without user credentials.
RESOLUTION To work around this behavior, stop and start the task
scheduler service, wait for 10 to 15 minutes, and then schedule jobs.
There is a scavenger tool in task scheduler that runs 10 minutes after the
service is started. This tool frees the memory that is still being used by
deleted or scheduled jobs.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kberrmsg kbfix kbprb kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB264522 |
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