Creating a Scheduled Ap problem

F

FireBrick

I have the utility xp_sysretorpoint.vbs I think from Kelly's Korner.

I created a shortcut that I put on my desktop and it works perfectly.

I tried making it a scheduled event using the ControlPanel>Scheduled Tasks.
but I've run into a problem

As I'm the only user of the computer and do not use/need a password to log
on, I keep getting a message saying that the scheduled even cannot run due
to not having administrative rights or being logged on.

I am the administrator, only user, chief cook and bottle washer.

How do I get this to work?
I rather not have passwords.

Please, I like having the little script automagically creating restore
points
 
B

Bert Kinney

Hi,

Create a password and use Tweakui to automatically logon. Open Tweakui
and go to Logon - Autologon and select a User name and set the Password.

Microsoft PowerToys – Tweakui for WinXP: Ver. 2.10 requires WinXP SP1
and later
http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/home/downloads/powertoys.asp

TweakUI can be accessed from Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

There's also a exe version of the restore point creation utility on Doug
Knox's web site.

Create A System Restore Point
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_sysrestorepoint.htm
 
P

Pegasus \(MVP\)

FireBrick said:
I have the utility xp_sysretorpoint.vbs I think from Kelly's Korner.

I created a shortcut that I put on my desktop and it works perfectly.

I tried making it a scheduled event using the ControlPanel>Scheduled Tasks.
but I've run into a problem

As I'm the only user of the computer and do not use/need a password to log
on, I keep getting a message saying that the scheduled even cannot run due
to not having administrative rights or being logged on.

I am the administrator, only user, chief cook and bottle washer.

How do I get this to work?
I rather not have passwords.

Please, I like having the little script automagically creating restore
points

Create a second admin account, with a password, then schedule
the task to run under that second account.
 

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