Re: Scheduled Tasks Don't Work ??!!!
From: Chris Shearer Cooper (chrisnews_at_sc3.net)
Date: 01/22/04
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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:08:26 -0700
Yup, I'm using my own account and I am entering a password.
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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You must use the credentials of a user account that has a password to run a
Scheduled Task. The password cannot be blank.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Chris Shearer Cooper" <chrisnews@sc3.net> wrote in message news:400ef631$0$70307$75868355@news.frii.net... > What am I doing wrong? It doesn't matter what executable I select (when > creating a new Scheduled Task by using the "Scheduled Tasks" System Tool > Accessory in Windows XP Pro), it always gives me "The scheduled task did not > run because an incorrect password or user name was entered"! > > There are other items in the task list that seem to work - like Norton > AntiVirus's weekly scan. > > I am definitely entering the correct password, and it is filling in the > username field for me, so what else can it be? > > Nothing is showing up in any of the event logs. > > Thanks for any suggestions! > Chris > >
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