Scheduled Tasks

[Bruce Roberson]

When setting up a scheduled tasks just as an antivirus scan, it requires the
user name and password to run. The problem is that the password I set won't
stay in there for it to run.

The run as has the computer name followed by a / and then my user name. I
click the set password, enter it twice as needed, click ok and apply. When I
come back the password is gone. I then tested the scan and it failed to run
because the status said it had an incorrect password.

How do you make the password stay?

Thanks

[Kelly]

Hi Bruce,

Try it this way:

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

Task Scheduler MS-KB Articles: http://tinyurl.com/3gnjc

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Kelly

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"Bruce Roberson" > wrote in message
...
> When setting up a scheduled tasks just as an antivirus scan, it requires
> the
> user name and password to run. The problem is that the password I set
> won't
> stay in there for it to run.
>
> The run as has the computer name followed by a / and then my user name. I
> click the set password, enter it twice as needed, click ok and apply. When
> I
> come back the password is gone. I then tested the scan and it failed to
> run
> because the status said it had an incorrect password.
>
> How do you make the password stay?
>
> Thanks
>
>