Task Scheduler - problem running the vbs

If you encounter task scheduler try to run your vbs task which involve action on network drive but fail. Besides looking at security permission, please also check the following setting shows on the picture below. Make sure is "Run only when user is logged on". If you choose the "Run whether user is logged on or not", you might not run your task with the intended user and thus fail.

Windows 2008 Task Scheduler

Script for event log backup

Simple script to do the event log backup using wevtutil, this is an unpolished script, please use it with care. wevutil is supported on Windows 2008 and Windows Vista.

'Backup event log script

'Get the current date and time
CurrentDate = now

sAcceptableChars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"

'Remove "/", ":", " " from CurrentDate and put it
'in FixDate

For x = 1 to Len(CurrentDate)
ch = mid(CurrentDate, x, 1)
If InStr(sAcceptableChars, LCase(ch)) > 0 Then
FixDate = FixDate & ch
End If
Next

Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WSCript.shell")

'Start to do event log backup

wshshell.run "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil cl _
Application /bu:E:\AppEvent_" & FixDate & ".evt", 1, True

wshshell.run "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil cl Security _
/bu:E:\SecurityEvent_" & FixDate & ".evt", 1, True

wshshell.run "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil cl Setup _
/bu:E:\SetupEvent_" & FixDate & ".evt", 1, True

wshshell.run "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil cl System _
/bu:E:\SystemEvent_" & FixDate & ".evt", 1, True

set wshshell = nothing

Enable Telnet in Windows Vista

I seldom use my own laptop for office work until today when i need to use it to telnet to some equipment to shutdown and to my surprise, there is no Telnet for my laptop which is running Windows Vista. Luckily this feature is disable but not taken away. To enable back, simply go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off. A windows will pop up and from the list, just click the Telnet Client and that's it, you have your telnet back. :)