Task Scheduler Service won't start - Windows XP

[tvs]

The task scheduler service ITSELF will not start:

When I go to the servicec manager, and tell it to start the Task Scheduler,:
1) I get a pop- up error: "Could not start the Task Scheduler service on
Local Computer Error 5: Access is denied"
2) The SchedLgU.Txt log file shows:
"Task Scheduler Service"
Started at 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM
"Task Scheduler Service" 9/22/2007 7:15:30 PM ** Error **
A failure occurred during service initialization.
The specific error is:
0x80070005: Access is denied.
Try using the Task page Browse button to locate the application.
"Task Scheduler Service"

Note that I am running the task scheduler as local system user (normal
setting)

System is XP Pro SP2, up to date as of today

Thanks

[Compugeek404]

Make sure your a adminastrator.

[Pegasus (MVP)]

"tvs" <t...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BCFE12B6-15A1-4B80...@microsoft.com...

Maybe the System account does not have full access to the folder
c:\windows\tasks, or to some other resource. To confirm this, try
starting it under an admin account, then put it back to the System
account.

[jwsmsmith]

This is how I fixed my "Access Denied" for the Task Scheduler Service.
Check the "jobs" in the "Task" folder...(must be C:\Windows\Tasks -not
the short cut in windows explorer) Open a Command prompt at
C:\Windows\Tasks and then type Attrib. See if any of the "jobs" have a
read only attribute, the only file that can be 'read only' is 'SA.DAT'.
I had a read only 'job', removed the read only attribute and the Task
Service started right up. Wierd!!