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
    2011-08-22T19:11:20+00:00

    I recently ran into this problem on a Windows 7 computer that had been upgraded from Vista.  I would receive the error when starting Task Scheduler.  The information from TechMan1975 helped me locate the task xml file in the C:\Windows\System32\Tasks folder.  It ended up there were a lot of tasks created by a piece of Malware that had been caught and deleted but the tasks had been left behind.

    After I deleted all the tasks from the Malware I was able to start Task Scheduler without errors, however when I selected View all running tasks I received a new error that the task image was corrupt and then the scheduler service would stop.

    To fix this I had to edit the registry to remove all the malware tasks that were created.  There are two locations to edit.  In my case an entry in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks referred to a differently named task in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree and I also found it in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Plain.

    I recommend reviewing all the the folders under the Schedule branch.

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