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In this video, we will talk about scheduling system tasks in Windows Vista. Windows Vista can automate regular tasks such as backing up your computer, so you don't have to worry about them. What's more, you can set the schedule to meet your needs, such as performing tasks during the overnight hours while you sleep. Here is how you schedule tasks. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel. Click the System and Maintenance link. Scroll down to the bottom of the window. Under the Administrative Tools header, click the Scheduled Tasks link. Click the Continue button to open the Task Scheduler window. The Task Scheduler tree appears in the left pane. The Summary pane appears in the middle and the Actions pane appears on the right. You can view the status of all tasks in the Task Status list, by clicking the Plus button to the right of the Task category name. And then you can view the tasks underneath. Each task shows the run result, the time the task started and the time it ended. By default, the task status list shows all tasks for the last 24 hours. You can change this time period by clicking the Last 24 Hours button and selecting from one of three other time periods on the list. Currently active tasks appear in the Active Tasks list. Active tasks are currently enabled and they will keep running forever. This list shows the task name as well as the next run time and the triggers used to start the task. Such as a set date and time to begin the task. You can create a basic task by clicking the Create Basic Task link in the Actions pane. The Create a Basic Tasks wizard window appears. In the Create A Basic Task step, type the task name and description in the name and description boxes, respectively. Click the Next button. In the trigger step, click the button that specifies when the task will start and then click the Next button. What happens next depends on when the task starts. If the task starts on a time schedule, you will be asked to provide information about that schedule. In this example I've clicked the Weekly button and that tells it to have the task to occur every week on a Friday. Now I will click the Next button. In the Actions step, select the action you want the task to perform. What happens next depends on the action. I will click the Display A Message button and then click the Next button. Then I can type the title and message that will appear on the desktop when the task runs. Click the Next button. The summary step here shows the name, description, trigger and action. If you want to view the event properties, select the check box. Otherwise, click the finish button. The new task appears in the Active Tasks list. Creating a basic task gives you the bare essentials of what you need to create a task. If you need more options, click the Create Tasks link in the Actions pane. You can click each of the five tabs to view and enter task information. For now, click the Cancel button.