Password: I want to have programs running if the computer ..

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Robert,
Thanks for taking your time to respond to my problem.

No kidding? I didn't realize that anything would run unless logged in. So,
I can maintain the reasonable security that XP's login provides and still
have programs work in the background by putting them in the scheduler instead
of the startup folder or soem other means. Cool!

Thanks again!

"Robert Moir" wrote:

> PZ Straube wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I need to have some programs (Internet backup, etc.) running on my XP
> > Pro system but have had a problem when due to power outages that last
> > beyond my UPS, the computer reboots to the login screen and the
> > programs never run. What I think I need to do is have no password to
> > log in but once XP is loaded have a program immediately go to, say,
> > the screen saver mode with password protection before someone could
> > highjack the system. Perhaps that is wishful thinking.
> > I don't know if all that makes sense but at least it somewhat tells
> > you what I'd like to accomplish.
>
> Use the Windows XP task scheduler to schedule all these programs to run when
> the computer starts up. Then you don't need to be logged in at all. Simple,
> neat and effective.
>
> Look in Control panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Scheduled Tasks.
>
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