Scheduled task password

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Hi Brian,

Running Scheduled Tasks without a password:

For Pro: Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Local Security
Policy/Local Policies/Security options. In the right hand pane (third down).

Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
This is enabled by default, disable it.

For Home: Run Scheduled Task without a Password (Line 68)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting the Task Scheduler
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#ts

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"Brian Scholfield" <NoBody@home.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I was working on a clients computer and encountered a new (to me) problem.
> Tasks are scheduled at startup and at a specific time once a week. The
> problem is that within the last few weeks the task scheduler has been
> presenting an error message "Some tasks did not execute at their scheduled
> times because the Task Scheduler service was not running." When I check
> the scheduled tasks the status says that the task did not run because a
> password was not entered. This is a home computer used by only one person
> and has no password on it. I removed a trojan horse and a few adware
> programs and suspect that the trojan caused this problem. Any ideas on
> how to remove the need for a password on the scheduled tasks without
> having to create a user password to log on to the computer?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Brian
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

I have this problem when using SyncBackSE to backup data. The solution is to
put a password on the system. Then use the command - control userpasswords2
- in the Run dialog - and uncheck the box that requires users to enter a
password to use the system.

"Brian Scholfield" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I was working on a clients computer and encountered a new (to me) problem.
> Tasks are scheduled at startup and at a specific time once a week. The
> problem is that within the last few weeks the task scheduler has been
> presenting an error message "Some tasks did not execute at their scheduled
> times because the Task Scheduler service was not running." When I check the
> scheduled tasks the status says that the task did not run because a password
> was not entered. This is a home computer used by only one person and has no
> password on it. I removed a trojan horse and a few adware programs and
> suspect that the trojan caused this problem. Any ideas on how to remove the
> need for a password on the scheduled tasks without having to create a user
> password to log on to the computer?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Brian
>
>
>