Log on automatically after log off

[Uncle Marvo]

I have a requirement to log on Windows XP automatically after a log off. I
know this might be unusual, but I am using a piece of third-party software
which has a bug in it and they're not about to fix it, so I need to
automatically log off every hour or so.

I have set XP up with one account (Administrator), auto logon, no password,
and if I restart the machine it logs on with no intervention, but I don't
want to restart it, just to log it off.

Is this possible?

TIA

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I have set XP up with one account (Administrator), auto logon, no password,
and if I restart the machine it logs on with no intervention, but I don't
want to restart it, just to log it off.

Too difficult to click the icon to log back on?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I have a requirement to log on Windows XP automatically after a log
off. I know this might be unusual, but I am using a piece of
third-party software which has a bug in it and they're not about to
fix it, so I need to automatically log off every hour or so.

I have set XP up with one account (Administrator), auto logon, no
password, and if I restart the machine it logs on with no
intervention, but I don't want to restart it, just to log it off.

Is this possible?

TIA

You could set up a scheduled task to run hourly & log off & log on, but I
don't know what syntax I'd use in the script. Try posting in
microsoft.public.windows.scripting for help.