Re: Error creating scheduled task

Try creating a user account that has a password and use that to see if it
works or not. If it does you may have to use an account that has a password.
Kind of crazy that users can not have passwords. --- Steve


"Brian Elkins" <BrianElkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:77D10D51-0149-4400-8A24-19AF94F14648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've been setting up a workgroup environment for a small office lately.
>
> I've installed backup software and I've been trying to schedule a task to
> run the backup software. There is a scheduler within the backup software
> but
> that's an entirely different problem.
>
> I set up the scheduled task for the primary user on the workstation who is
> also an administrator on the workstation. After setting up the scheduled
> task I'm prompted for a user password but user passwords are not used so I
> don't enter one. The users cannot have passwords on their accounts..
>
> I then receive the message "0x8007005: Access is denied."
>
> I searched the MS KB and came up with the following KB article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;884573
>
> I obtained the hotfix from MS and installed it but I am still being
> prompted
> for a password. I've tried the workaround listed at the bottom of the
> article but I continue to be prompted for the password while setting up
> the
> scheduled task.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you.
>


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