Could Not Start Message in Windows Scheduler When Running Batch File on Windows Server 2003
I was getting the error “Could Not Start” in Windows Scheduler when trying to run a batch file as a non-administrator even though the user had permission to run as a batch job.
The issue was that the permissions on cmd.exe do not allow execution by batch jobs by default, this issue and the solutions are described in the following knowledgebase article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867466