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Schedule a Task from TopTools, Cancelling a Scheduled Task, Windows Task Scheduler

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Windows Task Scheduler Schedule a Task from TopTools To set a task in TopTools Device Manager so that it is executed at a specified time in the future, begin by setting up a task in the normal way. For an example of this process, see the TopTools User Guide, "Using HP TopTools Applications." The final page in the setup is Scheduling, with the options Start Now or Schedule For. From here, if you want to schedule the execution for the future, you can select the date and the time at which you want the operation launched. Cancelling a Scheduled Task To cancel or change a schedule you must use Windows Task Scheduler. As well as initially setting up a scheduled operation, it is equally important to understand the procedure to cancel or reschedule an operation. In the case of routine functions, a standard intervention may be simply to change 2 dates or otherwise redefine an alreadyscheduled operation. TopTools itself does not provide an option to manipulate already-scheduled tasks. Changes to existing schedules are made via the Windows Task Scheduler, as described in the following example: Assume that you have previously scheduled a driver update using HP TopTools Device Manager, but before the execution date you decide to cancel the operation or to postpone it to an unspecified date. To carry out the schedule change: 1 On the TopTools management server, launch the Task Scheduler as follows • Double-click on the My Computer icon • Double-click on the Scheduled Tasks icon 2 Locate the task you wish to cancel. The task name and incorporated timestamp were created automatically by the Windows Task Scheduler when the task was set up.

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Schedule a Task from TopTools
To set a task in TopTools Device Manager so
that it is executed at a specified time in the
future, begin by setting up a task in the normal
way. For an example of this process, see the
TopTools User Guide
, “Using HP TopTools
Applications.”
The final page in the setup is Scheduling, with
the options
Start Now
or
Schedule For
. From here,
if you want to schedule the execution for the
future, you can select the date and the time at
which you want the operation launched.
Cancelling a Scheduled Task
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As well as initially setting up a scheduled
operation, it is equally important to understand
the procedure to cancel or reschedule an
operation. In the case of routine functions, a
standard intervention may be simply to change
dates or otherwise redefine an already-
scheduled operation.
TopTools itself does not provide an option to
manipulate already-scheduled tasks. Changes to
existing schedules are made via the Windows
Task Scheduler, as described in the following
example:
Assume that you have previously scheduled a
driver update using HP TopTools Device
Manager, but before the execution date you
decide to cancel the operation or to postpone it
to an unspecified date.
To carry out the schedule change:
1
On the TopTools management server, launch
the Task Scheduler as follows
•
Double-click on the
My Computer
icon
•
Double-click on the
Scheduled Task
s icon
2
Locate the task you wish to cancel. The task
name and incorporated timestamp were
created automatically by the Windows Task
Scheduler when the task was set up.
Windows Task Scheduler