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Configure a Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 Enterprise or a Vista Endpoint for Scheduled Tasks

Valid on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 Enterprise, Vista

To manage scheduled tasks on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 Enterprise or a Vista endpoint, perform additional configuration steps.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Start and Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, click Classic View and double-click the Windows Firewall icon.
3. In the Windows Firewall window, click the Exceptions tab and select File and Printer Sharing exception check box.
4. Enable the Remote Registry service .
5. Open a Command Prompt window and enter the following command:

   net start "Remote Registry"
   

Notes:

• On Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Enterprise, you must use an administrator account. If the account is a local user in the administrators group and User Account Control is set for the administrators group, the user cannot retrieve or change user accounts.
• If you installed the Enterprise Management Server on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and you manage a Windows 8 endpoint, change the managed task to be compatible with the Windows endpoint version.
• If you installed the Enterprise Management Server on windows 2003 you cannot manage scheduled tasks on Windows Server 2008 and above.