Error creating scheduled task

[Guest]

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.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

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

 

[Steven L Umbach]

You could also try using the AT command that will use system as long as you
are logged on as an administrator when you use AT. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313565 --- how to
use tha AT command