Time Sheet Reminder
For MS Windows Vista
Simple Solution
Use MS Windows Vista’s “Task Scheduler”
application
Start-->All Programs-->Accessories-->System Tools--> Task Scheduler
Double click on the “Add Task Scheduler” wizard
button
• The “Task Scheduler” dialog box will appear
• Under “Actions”, click on “Create Task…”
• The “Create Task” box will appear
• Enter “Time Sheet Reminder” as the name of the task
• Then, click the “Triggers” tab
• Click on the “New…” button
• The “New Trigger” dialog box will appear
• Under “Settings”, select “Weekly”
• Check the boxes for “Monday”, “Tuesday”, “Wednesday”, “Thursday”
and “Friday”
• Set the “start” time for this “task”
• Click the “OK” button
• At the “Create Task” dialog box, select the “Actions” tab
• Click on the “New…” button
• The “New Action” dialog box will appear
• Click on the “Browse…” button
• The “Open” dialog box appear
• Use it to find “Internet Explorer” on your computer
• Click on “Computer”
• Click on the “Program Files” folder
• Click on the “Internet Explorer” folder
• Select “iexplore.exe” (the “Internet Explorer” executable)
• Then click the “Open” button
• You should return to the “New Action” dialog box
• As part of the “New Action”, you will need to “Add arguments”
• Add the following arguments to the “Add arguments” field:
-new “http:\\mytime.stsci.edu”
• Then, click the “OK” button
• You should return to the “Create Task” dialog box with a newly
created action
• Click the “OK” button
For CSC folks
• Substitute the following URL:
http://mytime.stsci.edu
with
https://etes.csc.com/iTES/loginframe.htm
• Finally, exit out of the “Task Scheduler” application
Thanks for their assistance:
• Melissa Russ (ST ITEB Branch Manager)
• Sara Anderson (ST DPAS developer)