Questions tagged [tasks]
Tasks are processes that are to be done. A task can be an item on a to-do list, a process that needs to be completed, a scheduled event to take place, or any number of things that need to be accomplished.
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Outlook: Recurring tasks that are hidden before they occur?
I'm keen to the concept of recurring tasks. I'd like to solve two problems with it:
Be reminded of things I need to do at a specific day. E.g. on the second last day of the month I need to be ...
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Outlook recurring tasks repeating
I like to use recurring tasks in outlook. I use the different notes each day in the tasks so I don't want the notes to carry over to the new regenerated tasks. How can I start each recurring tasks ...
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CPU permanently at 65%
Windows XP, SP3, Intel Core 2 Duo
Here are the symptoms:
Since a couple of days is my System task permanently at about 35%
When I want to Turn Off the computer then the Explorer needs to be force ...
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What local group should user belong to be able to run windows task as that user
When I assign user to a task, I get warning message "This task requires that the user account specified has Log on as batch job rights", but then I can click ok and it keeps this user assigned for ...
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Disable ability to add startup items in Windows 7? [duplicate]
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Is there a tool like StartupMonitor for Windows 7?
Note: This is not the question "How to disable startup items" because the simple answer is: "Use msconfig".
Now as for my ...
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Windows 7 tasks don't switch when clicking window
I got a peculiar problem with an enduser today. He says for the past month or so, if he has a window open (not maximised) and he clicks the window below it (also not maximised), it won't switch to it....
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How can I schedule a task to run only when the computer is shut down?
Is there a configuration for scheduled tasks to run only when the computer is shut down or more likely prevent a task from running if it hasn't been booted up to run the task? I'd like to run all my ...
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Outlook 2010 does not remember settings of task view
I have two questions about customizing Outlook 2010.
When clicking the "Tasks" shortcut in Outlook 2010 the default view opened is the "To-Do List". Can I set Outlook to open the Tasks view instead?
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Remotely check if processes are running on Windows 7 box
I'm handling a group of applications that need to all run at the same time and work together, on around 10 machines, most of them Windows 7 pro, and a couple of ubuntu servers.
I'm trying to develop ...
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Scheduled logoff scripts
I wondered if it was possible to launch a logoff script only, for example, every friday. Can this task be scheduled in Active Directory or must I programm a scripts that adds and remove it every ...
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Outlook 2010 Tasks Percentage complete column
Is it possible to have the percentage complete column show as progress bars or even as a little Gantt chart?
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How to hide completed tasks in Apple Mail on Mac?
Is there a way to hide completed tasks in the list display in the Apple Mail application on Mac ?
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Program broke after changing its process priority?
I just want to know how to recover from the changes that I made on a particular program which used to work just fine but after I changed it's priority from normal to high it's no longer working.
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How to sync Basecamp tasks and Remember the Milk tasks
Basecamp is what my company uses for project / task management, and I use RTM for personal tasks. I could not live w/out RTM and my company could not live without Bascamp. Has anyone put together a ...
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Recursive lookup: linking a field to the same table in MS Access
I know it's abhorrent database design, but I'm experimenting to see if I can achieve unlimited hierarchy for a custom tasks manager in MS Access.
I managed to make this by using a lookup to the same ...
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