Need help setting up a specific task in Task Scheduler

[moundtown]

I would think this would be an easy thing to set up but I can't get it right. All I want to do is have a program close and then restart every four hours. No matter how I configure it the scheduler always starts a second instance without closing the first one. Can someone show me how this can be done properly?

 

[iTRiP]

Have a look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/12444-task-scheduler-create-new-task.html

 

[moundtown]

That tutorial does not explain how to do what I want to do.

 

[paul1149]

Set up an action that taskkill's the running process.

taskkill blahblah.exe

 

[Tookeri]

Assuming you only have one instance running with the same name, you could use this batch file. This example kills notepad.exe, then waits 2 seconds before starting notepad again:

@ECHO OFF
taskkill /IM notepad.exe
timeout /T 2
notepad

Put the code in a text file and save it with the extension .bat Then change the sch. task to run the .bat file
You need to change the two occurrences of notepad to the program you want restarted.

 

[moundtown]

Assuming you only have one instance running with the same name, you could use this batch file. This example kills notepad.exe, then waits 2 seconds before starting notepad again:

@ECHO OFF
taskkill /IM notepad.exe
timeout /T 2
notepad

Put the code in a text file and save it with the extension .bat Then change the sch. task to run the .bat file
You need to change the two occurrences of notepad to the program you want restarted.

I changed the two occurrences of notepad to the program name, saved it as a .bat file, when I run it absolutely nothing happens.

 

[DavidE]

Delete the @ECHO OFF statement and add a pause command as the last command in the bat file.
This will display all commands in the bat cmd window, and keep the cmd window open so you can see any error messages.

You can post a screen print of the cmd window for help with troubleshooting any errors in your bat file.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

You can then press enter to close the cmd window.

Here's an example of the bat file using notepad as the program to close/restart

taskkill /IM notepad.exe
timeout /T 2
notepad  
pause