How to use a Batch File in the Windows Vista Task Scheduler
- 1). Click the "Start" button on the Windows Vista desktop, and click "Control Panel" in the menu that appears and then click "System and Maintenance." Click "Administrative Tools," and then double-click "Task Scheduler."
- 2). Click the "Action" menu item near the top of the window that appears, and click "Create Basic Task." Enter the name that you wish to assign to the task in the text box provided, and click the "Next" button.
- 3). Click one radio button that best describes the type of event and event frequency you wish to use as a trigger that starts the batch file. For example, click the "Daily," "Weekly," "Monthly" or "One Time" radio button, click "Next," set the date and time for the trigger and click "Next" if you wish to run the batch file based upon a date and time. Click the "When the Computer Starts" or "When I Log On" radio button to start the batch file only when one of those events occurs, and click "Next." Click "When a Specific Event Is Logged" and then click "Next." Click a drop-down box and click specific trigger events, and then click "Next" if you wish to start the batch file using an event that is logged by Windows.
- 4). Click "Start a Program," click "Next" and then click "Browse." Navigate to the batch file you wish to schedule, and click on the batch file.
- 5). Click the "Next" button and click "Finish."