Using Automator for scheduled tasks for my media folder.

Anyone with automator experience that are able to help me set up a scheduled task for my media folder, using for example iCal?
I have 2 programs for cleaning and adding metadata for my media folder:
iFlicks and iDentify.
And I want them to scheduled clean new files in my folder. iFlicks first, and iDentify next.
Complicated? Doable?

If you are not too keen on running those commands you might want to try http://www.igetter.net/iGetter.html This download manager seems to allow the scheduled downloading that you need. I think you would have to go to the Apple site and find the url for the standalone updaters to find the link after Software Update identifies them. Then use this program to schedule the downloads. Sometimes those seem more stable anyway.
The program us shareware. It appears from the description that the program remains fully functional but puts up a nag screen if the program has not been registered.

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Here is the fix that worked for me.
Start > Run > regedit
Navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\RPC\INTERNET
Export this key to back it up first, then delete the whole Internet key (and it's sub-keys).
Reboot your system
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