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Vista/Win 7- Alternate Method of LiveUpdate Sched
« on: Jul 17th, 2009, 3:53am » |
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This procedure describes an alternate method of scheduling TrojanHunter's LiveUpdate. This procedure:
- Applies to 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Applies to TrojanHunter V5.+
- Utilizes the system Task Scheduler
- Forces TrojanHunter's LiveUpdate to run on computer startup and every 4 hours thereafter
Step 1: Open the system Task Scheduler
- Sign on with a user account that has full administrative privileges
- Go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Task Scheduler
Step 2: Select Create Basic Task
- In the top menu bar of the Task Scheduler, click on Action
- Select Create Basic Task in the drop-down menu
- The Create Basic Task Wizard will open
Step 3: Build the LiveUpdate Basic Task
- In the Name box, enter TH LiveUpdate
- In the Description box, enter Run TH LiveUpdate on computer startup and every 4 hours thereafter.
- Click on Next
- The "Trigger" window will open
- Under When do you want the task to start?, bullet When the computer starts
- Click on Next
- The "Action" window will open
- Under What action do you want the task to perform?, bullet Start a program
- Click on Next
- The "Start a Program" window will open
- Click on the Browse button
- The explorer navigation window will open
- Navigate to C:\Program Files\TrojanHunter 5.+\Tools\LiveUpdate and select(highlight) LiveUpdate.exe
- Click on Open
- The explorer navigation window will close.
- "C:\Program Files (x86)\TrojanHunter 5.0\Tools\LiveUpdate\LiveUpdate.exe" should be in Program/script box
- In the Add arguments (optional): box, enter /auto /hide
- Click on Next
- The "Finish" window will open
- Checkmark Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish
- Click on Finish
- The "TH LiveUpdate Properties (Local Computer)" window will open with the General tab selected
Step 4: Specify the properties for TH LiveUpdate
On the General tab
- Bullet Run whether User is logged on or not
- Checkmark Do not store password. The task will only have access to local computer resources
- Checkmark Run with highest privileges
- Click on the "Triggers" tab
- Click on Edit
On the Triggers tab
- Checkmark Delay task for:
- In the delay box, select 1 minute
- Checkmark Repeat task every:
- In the repeat box, change the 1 hour to 4 hour
(Note that there is no 4 hour selection in the drop down menu. Just overwrite the 1 with a 4)
- In the duration box, select Indefinitely
- Checkmark Enabled
- Click on OK
- Click on the "Conditions" tab
On the Conditions tab
- Checkmark Start the task only if the computer is on AC power
- Checkmark Stop if the computer switches to battery power
- Checkmark Wake the computer to run this task
- Checkmark Start only if the following network connection is available
- Select Any Connection
- Click on "Settings" tab
On the Settings tab
- Checkmark Allow task to be run on demand
- Checkmark If the running task does not end when requested, force it to stop
- Click on OK
- The Properties window will close
Step 5: Exit the Task Scheduler
- In the top menu click on File and select Exit
In the Task Scheduler, you can view the History for TH LiveUpdate to ensure that it is completing its updates.
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