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| Task Scheduler When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get prompted to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and never set a password. Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? |
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| Re: Task Scheduler "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get > prompted > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > never set a password. > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? It's not good security practices to run without a password. Even with a password assigned to all accounts, XP can be set up to auto login to a specific account. Again this isn't the best of security practices. That said it can be done. See this. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm Click on "S" and scroll to "Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a password" -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |
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| Re: Task Scheduler I want to get my named user account recognized before I start putting passwords in. Thanks "Rock" wrote: > "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get > > prompted > > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > > never set a password. > > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? > > It's not good security practices to run without a password. Even with a > password assigned to all accounts, XP can be set up to auto login to a > specific account. Again this isn't the best of security practices. That > said it can be done. See this. > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm > Click on "S" and scroll to "Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without > a password" > > -- > Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] > > |
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| Re: Task Scheduler "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4C8B659-9447-4357-B339-99D4C20A29D5@microsoft.com... > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get prompted > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > never set a password. > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? Yes, you do. |
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| Re: Task Scheduler thanks "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:E4C8B659-9447-4357-B339-99D4C20A29D5@microsoft.com... > > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get > prompted > > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > > never set a password. > > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? > > Yes, you do. > > > |
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| Re: Task Scheduler if you just do not want to enter user name/password on logon then install TweakUI from MS and use the logon section to auto logon to the computer using the name/password you have created. mikeyhsd@comcast.net "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4C8B659-9447-4357-B339-99D4C20A29D5@microsoft.com... When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get prompted to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and never set a password. Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? |
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| Re: Task Scheduler I set a password to my account with admin priv. Signed out and signed back in. Ran the task scheduler wizard to set up disk defrag and when I type in account name/password I get an error message that states "unable to establish existence of the account specified" "mikeyhsd" wrote: > if you just do not want to enter user name/password on logon then install TweakUI from MS and use the logon section to auto logon to the computer using the name/password you have created. > > > > mikeyhsd@comcast.net > > > > "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4C8B659-9447-4357-B339-99D4C20A29D5@microsoft.com... > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get prompted > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > never set a password. > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? |
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| Re: Task Scheduler try a reboot. mikeyhsd@comcast.net "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C7CBC0A4-6C90-4A4C-B35B-E876D76AE8FB@microsoft.com... I set a password to my account with admin priv. Signed out and signed back in. Ran the task scheduler wizard to set up disk defrag and when I type in account name/password I get an error message that states "unable to establish existence of the account specified" "mikeyhsd" wrote: > if you just do not want to enter user name/password on logon then install TweakUI from MS and use the logon section to auto logon to the computer using the name/password you have created. > > > > mikeyhsd@comcast.net > > > > "fred flintstone" <fredflintstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4C8B659-9447-4357-B339-99D4C20A29D5@microsoft.com... > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get prompted > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > never set a password. > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? |
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| RE: Task Scheduler Here's what I did: 1) Went to "Control Panel\User Accounts" and set a user name (eg. 'Jack2003') and a password for the 'Owner' account. The system now refers to this user as 'Jack2003\Owner'. 2) Clicked 'Start\run'. Entered 'control userpasswords2'. Up popped a dialog box. Unchecked the box labeled "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Entered the user name 'Jack2003\Owner' and the above password in the appropriate places. Clicked "Apply" and "OK". 3) Went to "Control Panel\Scheduled Tasks" to set the scheduled tasks using the above user name and password. It works!!!!!!!!!! The scheduled tasks run on schedule unattended and you don't have to log on to use your computer!!! That is to say, the logon happens automatically when you reboot or come out of standby. Amazing!!!! The link to the MS page that tells you how to do step 2) is: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231 I found it by going to the page given in one of the other replies. -- ray124c41 "fred flintstone" wrote: > When I try to schedule a task( like defrag and disk clean up)I get prompted > to enter a password. I have a home computer with my account as admin and > never set a password. > Do I need to create one just to schedule tasks? |
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