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I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors
saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying the task will not run if I do not put in a password. How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a password each time I log in. Any ideas?? TonySper |
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If you don't want to password your account then you can create a separate
account with which to run your tasks with. -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "TonySper" wrote: |I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper | | |
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"TonySper" wrote: | I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper If you boot directly to the Desktop, then.. TweakUI for XP Logon AutoLogon [Y] Log on automatically at startup [Set Password] If TweakUI is not installed on your system, then download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Note: V2.10.0.0 needs at least Windows XP SP 1 |
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Thank you both. Will work on it. Can not understand why if I do not
use a password why the OS will not let me set up a schedule with a blank password. Will work on the Twek idea TonySper "a nonymous" wrote in message ... "TonySper" wrote: | I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper If you boot directly to the Desktop, then.. TweakUI for XP Logon AutoLogon [Y] Log on automatically at startup [Set Password] If TweakUI is not installed on your system, then download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Note: V2.10.0.0 needs at least Windows XP SP 1 |
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Thanks, the TweakUI worked fine. Allows me to start up without
entering a password yet lets me use a password. If I hold down the shift key while in startup it asks for a password. Works OK Thanks Tony "a nonymous" wrote in message ... "TonySper" wrote: | I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper If you boot directly to the Desktop, then.. TweakUI for XP Logon AutoLogon [Y] Log on automatically at startup [Set Password] If TweakUI is not installed on your system, then download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Note: V2.10.0.0 needs at least Windows XP SP 1 |
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By default, Windows XP requires a password for a scheduled task. However,
you may disable this with the following registry change: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Lsa limitblankpassworduse Change the value in the Value Data box from 1 to 0 Then, check the "Run only if logged on" box in the scheduled task. The task will now run without specifying a scheduled task password. "TonySper" wrote: Thank you both. Will work on it. Can not understand why if I do not use a password why the OS will not let me set up a schedule with a blank password. Will work on the Twek idea TonySper "a nonymous" wrote in message ... "TonySper" wrote: | I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper If you boot directly to the Desktop, then.. TweakUI for XP Logon AutoLogon [Y] Log on automatically at startup [Set Password] If TweakUI is not installed on your system, then download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Note: V2.10.0.0 needs at least Windows XP SP 1 |
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Thanks Curt,
That is what I was looking for. I did make the other changes and it is working with the password but I have to do the same setup to 6 other machines and non of them use a password. I think your suggestion will work out better for my application. TonySper "Curt B" wrote in message ... By default, Windows XP requires a password for a scheduled task. However, you may disable this with the following registry change: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Lsa limitblankpassworduse Change the value in the Value Data box from 1 to 0 Then, check the "Run only if logged on" box in the scheduled task. The task will now run without specifying a scheduled task password. "TonySper" wrote: Thank you both. Will work on it. Can not understand why if I do not use a password why the OS will not let me set up a schedule with a blank password. Will work on the Twek idea TonySper "a nonymous" wrote in message ... "TonySper" wrote: | I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper If you boot directly to the Desktop, then.. TweakUI for XP Logon AutoLogon [Y] Log on automatically at startup [Set Password] If TweakUI is not installed on your system, then download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Note: V2.10.0.0 needs at least Windows XP SP 1 |
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Tony, I'm glad I could help.
"TonySper" wrote: Thanks Curt, That is what I was looking for. I did make the other changes and it is working with the password but I have to do the same setup to 6 other machines and non of them use a password. I think your suggestion will work out better for my application. TonySper "Curt B" wrote in message ... By default, Windows XP requires a password for a scheduled task. However, you may disable this with the following registry change: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Lsa limitblankpassworduse Change the value in the Value Data box from 1 to 0 Then, check the "Run only if logged on" box in the scheduled task. The task will now run without specifying a scheduled task password. "TonySper" wrote: Thank you both. Will work on it. Can not understand why if I do not use a password why the OS will not let me set up a schedule with a blank password. Will work on the Twek idea TonySper "a nonymous" wrote in message ... "TonySper" wrote: | I am trying to set up a scheduled task but it keeps giving me errors | saying the account info cannot be found. I set up the account info but | do not use a password on my account and it gives me an error saying | the task will not run if I do not put in a password. | | How do you set up a scheduled task if you do not have a password on | the account?? I do not use a password when I log in as I am the only | one using the computer and wanted to get away from having to enter a | password each time I log in. Any ideas?? | TonySper If you boot directly to the Desktop, then.. TweakUI for XP Logon AutoLogon [Y] Log on automatically at startup [Set Password] If TweakUI is not installed on your system, then download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp Note: V2.10.0.0 needs at least Windows XP SP 1 |
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