Write Registry using Scheduled Task

[Jerz]

I am needing to scan dumped event logs daily at 1 A.M. from the previous day. MS has a utility 'eventcombMT' that performs this work based on saved parameters. Here in lies the trouble I'm having. The parameters are saved to/read from HKCU\Software\Microsoft\EventCombMT registry key. I have a script the generates the correct parameters, writes them to the registry, & the runs the app based in the values. It works great when I'm logged on running it. It fails (hangs, actually) when I schedule it as a task, either letting it run while I'm logged on, or letting it run itself at night. The task is set to 'run as' the same user that it works when clicked on. The registry settings do not seem to be getting written when it runs as task. Is HKCU available to scheduled tasks?

 

[bcastner]

Do a Google on Dumpel.exe.

Direct download for the reskit utility:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/dumpel-o.asp

 

[Jerz]

OK, I guess maybe I wasn't clear. The event logs are already dumped. Unless there is something I'm not understanding about dumpel, it dumps active logs. The logs I need to parse are not active - they are already dumped. But they contain ALL the events. So my script builds the parameters needed by eventcombMT to extract specific events from specific log dump files, and works fine outside of task scheduler. But when run as a scheduled task, it never writes the registry key. I'm going to try using AT & CMD or BAT as the other thread mentioned, but if anyone has any insight concerning registry hives available/not available during scheduled task execution, please clue me in.

 

[tsuji]

Hello Jerz,

I have not looked deep into the issue. Scheduled task is run under the credential of local system account. Hence, at the outset, hkcu refers to what? I would say no outright.

regards - tsuji