Task image is corrupt or has been tampered with 0x80041321

Anonymous
2011-01-03T00:31:58+00:00

When I try to do a monthly back up it want do it. It gives me Task image is corrupt or has been tampered with 0x80041321. I checked for virures & they come back clean. Can some one please help me out?????????

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Anonymous
2011-10-20T05:14:45+00:00

hi,

i just thought that this solution given by mouneshwar on page 2 of this thread (about three entries down) was too broad based. especially the part where he suggests deleting all the subkeys.

i had a similar issue with my task sched/ corrupted tasks, and the steps you suggested wouldn't have re-created clean tasks to replace the corrupt ones.

BY FAR the most thorough way to solve the issue is using regedit for the tasks, as well as correcting the corrupted tasks in system32 file.

all the steps can be thoroughly described to get the correct solution in the following microsoft support article:

MS10-092, specifically this support page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2305420

although it deals with a problem in the task sched caused by a windows update, the actual problem is exactly the same, with the same corrupt task messages.

this is the correct way to solve the issue, it takes a few steps but it's not difficult. just follow it closely, and only fix the tasks which are an issue in your system.

this is the most thorough way to fix this issue.

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Anonymous
2011-02-01T12:23:35+00:00

Hi espbrian,

I would suggest you to try the steps mentioned below.

Steps to re-create Task Scheduler

Registry Disclaimer: The steps mentioned below includes system registry modification. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

a.    Click on Start; in the start search type regedit.exe and press Enter.

If you get a consent prompt, click on Yes.

b.    Browse through the following location.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Schedule key and then delete its subkeys.

c.    Save the changes and then exit out of the registry editor.

Now check if Task Scheduler works.

Hope this information is helpful and let me know if you need any further assistance.

Mouneshwar R – Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-03T10:20:25+00:00

    I have had exactly the same problems. After trying the methods and following the links in this and other related threads, I confirmed that there is a way to fix the problems through careful edits in the registry and System32.  In my case, I had 20+ corrupted tasks to fix, so I wrote a program to do the job consistently and accurately for me. You can find it, along with all the source and an explanation of what it does, here: https://repairtasks.codeplex.com/

    I hope it helps!

    Dijji

    Used this very helpful advice and solved back-up problem plus numerous others I was unaware of.

    Many thanks for sharing this program.

    Peter

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-03T06:53:03+00:00

    Hi James

    You're almost there. The complaints about bad XML are typical of what you see when you roll back to Windows 7 from Windows 10. You need to supply Windows 7 compatible versions of the task definitions: I give step-by-step instructions on how to do this in the discussion on my site at https://repairtasks.codeplex.com/discussions/644159

    The odd one out is the first entry, which is an error copying a task definition file to the temp directory. The tool does this before it repairs each task, so that it can roll back to the current state if the repair fails. Usually, the temp copy is cleaned up after the repair attempt, but apparently, this hasn't happened on some previous run. To clean this up, have a look at the two files. If they are the same size and date, just delete the copy in the temp directory. If they are not the same, let me know, as the decision is then a little more complicated.

    Dijji

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-03T00:56:37+00:00

    Cannot copy task file 'C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\UpdateRecordPath', The file 'C:\Users\James\AppData\Local\Temp\UpdateRecordPath' already exists.

    Recovery of task Microsoft\Windows\PerfTrack\BackgroundConfigSurveyor failed with 'ERROR: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range.(2,8):version:1.5'

    Recovery of task Microsoft\Windows\RAC\RacTask failed with 'ERROR: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range.(2,8):version:1.5'

    Recovery of task Microsoft\Windows\Shell\WindowsParentalControls failed with 'ERROR: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range.(2,8):version:1.5'

    Recovery of task Microsoft\Windows\Tcpip\IpAddressConflict1 failed with 'ERROR: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range.(2,8):version:1.5'

    Recovery of task Microsoft\Windows\Tcpip\IpAddressConflict2 failed with 'ERROR: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range.(2,8):version:1.5'

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