Re: Windows 7 Task Scheduler.

> I want to use the downloading program "eMule" but only in the offpeak
> hours 1.00am to 9.00am, in which I have a lower cost rate from the
> ISP.
>
> I can start the program easily enough with task scheduler but there
> seems no way of switching it off.

On the task scheduler settings tab there is dropdown list in which you can
set the task to stop if it runs longer than 1,2,4,8,12 hours, one day or 3 days.
Seems like the 8 hours would be what you want.

On 24 Aug 2011 23:07:39 GMT, wrote:

>> I want to use the downloading program "eMule" but only in the offpeak
>> hours 1.00am to 9.00am, in which I have a lower cost rate from the
>> ISP.
>>
>> I can start the program easily enough with task scheduler but there
>> seems no way of switching it off.
>
>On the task scheduler settings tab there is dropdown list in which you can
>set the task to stop if it runs longer than 1,2,4,8,12 hours, one day or 3 days.
>Seems like the 8 hours would be what you want.

Thanks, I have done this and it works OK.