Category: Windows Vista

Schtasks.exe Error at Shutdown in Windows Vista »

When you shut down Windows, the following error message appears: Schtasks.exe – Application failed to initialize (0xC0000142). You can click OK or the message disappears by itself and the shutdown process continues. Schtasks.exe is a command line version of the Task Scheduler in Windows Vista. It lets you specify a schedule for the automated execution of commands. Besides the specified […]

Install 2 Operating Systems on 1 PC – dual boot »

Let’s assume you have a PC or laptop with Windows Vista installed but you want to install Windows XP as well. Or you have XP and want to try Vista without losing XP. Before you start the installation, you should make sure that your computer can handle two operating systems. Most importantly, you need a hard […]