Here's our Windows 95/98 Tip for.. September 15, 1999
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Task Scheduler Revealed - Part 2
In our last tip, we introduced you to the Task Scheduler, a utility that runs the programs you want, according a schedule you define. To open this utility, double-click the Task Scheduler icon in the tray of your Taskbar. (If you don't see an icon there, select Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scheduled Tasks. Then select Advanced, Start Using Scheduled Tasks to activate this utility and place its icon on your Taskbar.)

If there's a task in the list that you prefer to run manually (or not at all), delete it from the list. Right-mouse-click the task, select Delete, and it's gone for good.

Just as easily, you can add a new chore to the Task Scheduler's list. Click the Add Scheduled Task item, click Next, and wait as the wizard searches out the programs on your system. When it finishes, select an application in the list, click Next again, and follow along to set up a schedule for the task. Click Finish, and the new task appears in the Scheduled Tasks window.