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To: Gary E who wrote (9671)	5/14/2000 6:20:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

right-clicking on it should produce a menu selection that includes choices like exit, close, or do not show this again. try that first. it will definitely go away for now. but then the trick is to see if it stays gone upon restart. if it returns on reboot, let us know. there's more we can do. "Do I really need it ?" it's not a system file or something that is critical to your pc's operation, if that's what you mean. and besides, you'll just be kicking it out of the system tray. it'll still be available to you.

To: Gary E who wrote (9671)	5/14/2000 6:40:00 PM
From: RJL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110653

To remove the task scheduler follow these steps: Double click it so it opens up. Click on Advanced, then Stop Using Task Scheduler. That's all you need to do. Rich P.S. It's automatically enabled for the maintenance program Windows 98 uses (auto scandisk, defrag, etc.), and can be used to check up Windows Updates, schedule defrags, or backups, etc. If you like to manually perform these tasks, then disable it.

To: Gary E who wrote (9671)	5/15/2000 2:11:00 PM
From: The Commander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110653

Task Scheduler You don't really need this, but it is useful or handy. It allows you to get work done unattended during off-hours. It's often easier than trying to remember to-do lists. Right clicking the thing will allow you to suspend the schedule, but you'll still see the icon with a red 'X', not a pretty sight. You could run MSCONFIG, Startup tab, and uncheck the Scheduling Agent box. On re-booting, your system will not execute this feature, scheduled tasks won't run, and you won't be annoyed with the icon appearing in SysTray. The executable is MSTASK, so if you don't find Scheduling Agent, look for this. You can use FIND and search for .JOB files. These files are determine what work is scheduled and when. You may find some beneficial things being done. You could use them as a starting point to create your own work schedules. Hope this helps, Fred