Scheduled tasks don't run if I'm not logged in

XP/Home
I have several scheduled tasks which work fine
if I'm logged in. But they never run if I'm not.
For example, I'd like a full virus scan to run
at midnight. But it always shows up with a status
of "Missed". I have checked "Wake the computer to run
this task" on the "Settings" tab.

Is it possible to get scheduled tasks to run if
you are not logged in?

If you goto control panel-Scheduled tasks-Advanced -View log,
notepad opens up. Check if there were any errors encountered.

Were those tasks created by you using the wizard ???
If the tasks were created by some other means there is a flag ( which is
not displayed in UI) that will run only when the user is logged ON.
If this was the case, try creating a new task with same executable/user
name/password
and it will be created without this flag.

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-Mani.

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XP/Home
I have several scheduled tasks which work fine
if I'm logged in. But they never run if I'm not.
For example, I'd like a full virus scan to run
at midnight. But it always shows up with a status
of "Missed". I have checked "Wake the computer to run
this task" on the "Settings" tab.

Is it possible to get scheduled tasks to run if
you are not logged in?