Re: Scheduled Tasks not running

Check the setting of limitblankpassworduse, if set to 0, no password needed
for Scheduled Tasks.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Value name: limitblankpassworduse
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 (disabled) 1 (enabled)

limitblankpassworduse is Enabled, set to 1, by default.

In Windows XP Professional only.
Group Policy Editor (Start | Run | gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\
Local Policies\Security Options\
Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only
If Enabled here, limitblankpassworduse value of 1.

Or Local Security Policy (Start | Run | secpol.msc)
Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\
Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only
If Enabled here, limitblankpassworduse value of 1.

Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/636.mspx?mfr=true

A word or two about...
Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only

From David Candy...
<snip>
It does far more than just allow tasks to run without a password.

It should not be used.
<snip>
http://groups.google.co.in/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a5b06a7efd79050f?hl=en&lr

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:O%238iRj%23mHHA.2296@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Willy <justask@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Wes,
All is set as you described & I checked that KB,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558 before submitting this post. They
were set up over a year ago without using passwords & worked fine until a
few weeks ago. I believe it was about that time that I installed IE7.

Also, even though I can view Properties of each task, >Start>Control
Panel>Scheduled Tasks, right click a task, I do not see an Advance Tab nor
can I get to a Scheduled Task Window to view status. I did find
schedLGU.txt and basically just see this or similar back for about 2
weeks: "Task Scheduler Service"
Started at 5/17/2007 1:51:12 PM
"Task Scheduler Service"
Exited at 5/17/2007 2:15:08 PM

Guess I can delete them & start over but I've forgot how to set them up
without passwords. I'm the only user and vaguely remember some one on
this NG giving me instructions about year ago on not using passwords.
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