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Steven Avery:
Hi Folks,

Looking for a scheduler, fun to use, reasonably versatile.
Almost no reviews on the Net.

Ok, granted I could probably use various scripting language tools.
What if you want a dedicated simple scheduler that is more robust
than what comes with XP ?

Here is what I have found, before loading any, have you used any of these ?
Or recommend another.

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Freeware

Automatize
http://argentesoftware.blogspot.com/search/label/Argente%20-%20Automatize%201.6.0.4

JIT Scheduler
http://www.gibinsoft.com/gipoutils/scheduler/

*** UPDATE 8-23-2011 Web of Trust has negatives about Gibin Software ***

Smooth Program Scheduler
http://www.xemico.com/scheduler/

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Shareware

Advanced Task Scheduler - $40
http://www.advscheduler.com/index.html

Hi-Base Task Scheduler - $30
http://www.dbf2002.com/scheduler/

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Shalom,
Steven

TucknDar:
Funny you should ask, I'm currently working on a review of nnCron. There are two versions, a shareware one and a LITE version (free). I've used the free one for about a year but recently switched to the full version.

You'll find it here: http://nncron.ru/

nnCron is an advanced and very powerful scheduler, scripting tool and automation manager. nnCron is very small in size (900k), but its capabilities are truly colossal. Besides possessing the traditional scheduler features (starting programs, displaying reminder messages and opening documents at specified time), nnCron also can:

* start any program as a service

* run tasks as if they were started by specified user

* handle and restart so called missed tasks and reminders

* shut down and hibernate the computer or put it into sleep mode at a specified time

* "wake up" the computer in order to run a task

* display, hide, close, kill, minimize, maximize and hide specified windows to system tray

* display messages on screen and write them in a log file

* work with clipboard, files and registry

* emulate keyboard input and mouse activities

* dial and hang up

* use the system speaker to make beeps of specified length and frequency

* play audio files

* sync system time

* assign a specified priority to a process

* terminate any running process

* restart automatically after fatal errors

* keep track of files, flags, windows, processes, mouse activities, periods of idle time, keyboard shortcuts, getting online/off line, insertion of disk in a drive, presence of a host in network (ping), amount of free space on a disk, etc., etc.
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I think it's an excellent scheduler, and it does everything I want it to so far :) I should get back to writing the review.....

I see you want one for XP, but still, to anyone else: NNCRON DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK ON VISTA, BUT THE COMPANY HAS A WORKING BETA THAT DOES!

Carol Haynes:
How about Splinterware System Scheduler: http://www.splinterware.com/products/wincron.htm

There is a free version and a Pro version.

Haven't used the free version for along time but the Pro version works really well and can even run as a service so that it is active even when logged off if required!

PhilB66:
Z-Cron is another freeware alternative (via Lifehacker).

TucknDar:
Would be interesting to know these utilities' use of resources. nnCron has a very low memory footprint, but how about the other ones mentioned here?

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