Scheduled Tasks Not Running |
| Tuesday, 27 January 2009 21:05 |
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In this tutorial we explain why it is that when a task is scheduled in xp, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will run.
The biggest thing that just simply isnt obvious, is that if you have no password, and you set a scheduled task to run, correctly with no password, it just wont happen. Follow the tips below for a walkthrough tutorial on how to fix this issue. For XP Pro: Navigate to Start/Administrative Tools/Local Security Policy/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only. This is enabled by default, disable it. Note that you may have to look in the control panel to find the Administrative tools option, depending on your setup For XP Home: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa Value name: limitblankpassworduse, Type: REG_DWORD, Data: 0 (disabled) 1 (enabled) And thats it, all done, tutorial complete. Why the hell this wasn't just disabled in the first place is beyond me. Blooming security features! :P |
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