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balt221
2009-06-27, 22:44
The schedule feature does not operate because SB tells me I have not supplied a password and that blank passwords are not allow. The problem here is that I have only one account on my computer--the administrator account--and I do NOT want to specify a password for it, since my Windows Live Onecare often reboots my computer for me while I'm asleep, and a password would require me to be there to enter it when it reboots.

Is there any way to allow scheduler to operate without the need for a password?

Thanks.
balt221
2009-06-30, 10:16
I would be very grateful if someone could try to help me with this problem.
Zenobia
2009-06-30, 23:47
Hi. :)


Is there any way to allow scheduler to operate without the need for a password?

With XP,there's a .vbs script available on the internet to allow task scheduler to run a scheduled task without a user account password.I can't find any such user-friendly thing for Vista,so the only way I know of would be to edit the registry by hand.Are you familiar with editing the registry?
balt221
2009-07-01, 00:49
Hi. :)



With XP,there's a .vbs script available on the internet to allow task scheduler to run a scheduled task without a user account password.I can't find any such user-friendly thing for Vista,so the only way I know of would be to edit the registry by hand.Are you familiar with editing the registry?

Only in a very basic way. Someone would have to tell me exactly where the registry string to be edited was, and exactly how it should be changed.

Thanks for responding.:thanks:
drragostea
2009-07-01, 01:20
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Value name: limitblankpassworduse, Type: REG_DWORD, Data: 0 (disabled) 1 (enabled)
Editing the registry is possible...

Sources:
http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp/44332-win-xp-sp2-task-scheduler-not-working-without-password.html#post237572

http://www.vas.com/Tnotes/XP%20Task%20Scheduler%20and%20Password%20problems.htm
balt221
2009-07-01, 16:55
Editing the registry is possible...

Sources:
http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp/44332-win-xp-sp2-task-scheduler-not-working-without-password.html#post237572

http://www.vas.com/Tnotes/XP%20Task%20Scheduler%20and%20Password%20problems.htm

Thanks! :thanks: I'll give it a try.

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Work's like a charm! Thanks! :bigthumb: