View Scheduled Tasks via VNC

This is what i'm doing now in the mean time.

I wrote a batch file that utilizes psexec.exe (pstools) and the schtasks dos command

c:\psexec.exe \\%1 schtasks /query /fo table
pause

I saved this as a .bat file and then hit "Start" - "Run" - c:\view_schedtasks.bat PCNAME

This leaves a dos window up that basically looks exactly like what i'm used to seeing through the UNC path.

EXAMPLE OUTPUT:

C:\>c:\psexec.exe \\a24462 schtasks /query /fo table
PsExec v1.85 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

TaskName Next Run Time Status
==================================== ======================== ===============
Backup 03:00:00, 7/25/2009
defrag 21:00:00, 7/27/2009
GPUPdate At logon time Could not start
uncompress 11:00:00, 7/25/2009
schtasks exited on a24462 with error code 0.
C:\>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

adamdaviddoyle said:

I am running windows 7 RC in our corporate environment. We hope to start deploying in october. One issue I have is the ability to view the Scheduled Tasks for an XP machine via UNC path seems to be gone, I can't find any information about re-enabling this. Anyone have any insight?

I think by default, all remote management connections to Vista and 7 are disabled. You can re-enabled it in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

On the right-hand side, add a new 32-bit DWORD value named LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy and set the value to 1.

This will also re-enable the system shares like c$

Max

This allows for the reverse of what i'm looking to do, XP Machines can see Scheduled Tasks on my Windows 7 PC.

I want my Windows 7 PC to be able to see Windows XP Scheduled Tasks via UNC

This worked like a champ.. This appears how you need to schedule tasks from windows 7 to windows XP. Even if I ran the batch file under my domain admin account it would say access denied.

For example:
schtasks /create /s pcname /tn "update" /tr c:\update.bat /ru system /sc once /sd 12/14/2009 /st 10:30:00

Gave Access denied.

When I added psexec.exe \\pcname to the beginning of it... it was then able to schedule the task fine.

Final example of what worked for me to schedule a task from Windows 7 to a Windows XP box:

psexec.exe \\pcname schtasks /create /s pcname /tn "update" /tr c:\update.bat /ru system /sc once /sd 12/14/2009 /st 10:30:00

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

adamdaviddoyle said:

This is what i'm doing now in the mean time.

I wrote a batch file that utilizes psexec.exe (pstools) and the schtasks dos command

c:\psexec.exe \\%1 schtasks /query /fo table
pause

I saved this as a .bat file and then hit "Start" - "Run" - c:\view_schedtasks.bat PCNAME

This leaves a dos window up that basically looks exactly like what i'm used to seeing through the UNC path.

EXAMPLE OUTPUT:

C:\>c:\psexec.exe \\a24462 schtasks /query /fo table
PsExec v1.85 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

TaskName Next Run Time Status
==================================== ======================== ===============
Backup 03:00:00, 7/25/2009
defrag 21:00:00, 7/27/2009
GPUPdate At logon time Could not start
uncompress 11:00:00, 7/25/2009
schtasks exited on a24462 with error code 0.
C:\>pause
Press any key to continue . . .