Using a USB HDD being connected to trigger a scheduled task

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In the Windows Vista & 7 task scheduler you can chose an event to trigger a task to run.

I have been looking through various logs (mainly system & hardware events) and cannot seem to find any events that are triggered when my USB HDD is connected.

Yet I am sure that a event must be raised, so does anyone know what event it is (log/source/event id)?

Lloyd Sparkes

Posted 2009-09-10T13:58:32.117

Reputation: 279

Can't you use AutoRun on the HDD to trigger a task when you plug the HDD in the computer? – Snark – 2009-09-11T05:31:30.237

autorun is disabled on USB drives for security reasons – Lloyd Sparkes – 2009-09-11T05:54:34.493

Add -R in edit actions > add arguement to make it sync automatically – None – 2012-09-11T16:30:13.833

Answers

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Take a look at the setupapi.log

More info at http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/USB_History_Viewing

user10547

Posted 2009-09-10T13:58:32.117

Reputation: 1 089