Re: scheduled tasks

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/16/05


Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:53:39 -0600

Assign a password to your account, and then set windows to bypass the welcome screen.

Go to Start/Run, and type 'control userpasswords2' /Users Tab/, Uncheck "Users must enter ...." A dialog will appear allowing
setting a user and password to be used automatically at startup.

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
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"Charles Shapiro" <cshapiro2@cox.net> wrote in message news:LtwGd.8142$ru.6146@fed1read07...
> When I try to set up a scheduled task (WIN-XP-PRO), it wants a password for the user that's logged on.  If I don't put it in there 
> it tells me it can't (or won't run).  I read in the help area of XP that on the properties page there is a box to check that makes 
> it look like I am logged on and would force it to run but it still does not run.
>
> What password is it looking for as there is no password on my account for XP (none that I know of anyway).
>
> Thanks.
>
> Charles
>
> 


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