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I am trying to set up my scheduler but it keeps wanting a password
which I do not have on my login as I want the computer to startup
after a power failure. The schedule will not let a program run
without a password. Is there any way around this??
Scheduled tasks must run under a specified account (to know which
permissions it will have). The login credentials require that you
specify a non-blank password because, well, after all, Windows XP
includes security (and a bit more than prior NT-based versions of
Windows). Scheduled tasks do NOT require you to be logged in (it is
an option that is enabled by default). They will run after a reboot
whether you are logged in or not because you told them under what
account to run.
Not having to provide a login password is a convenience for you.
Scheduled events don't need a desktop GUI to execute. They just need
to run under some account so the program runs under that account's
permissions. You will need to specify a non-blank password for your
account to run scheduled tasks. Windows XP was designed to be more
secure. Security and ease-of-use are the antithesis of each other but
only for the users.
After you specify a non-blank password for your account, use TweakUI
with its AutoLogon feature to configure Windows to always logon under
that account. When Windows boots up, you won't have to login to get
the desktop GUI (that scheduled tasks don't need). The account you
specified with its login credentials will get automatically logged in
on Windows startup.
Read:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310715/en-us