Schedule a daily backup

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Leslie Stratton

I cannot make the scheduler work to schedule a daily
backup on Windows XP. It sets up and shows that it is
scheduled on the calendar but does not work.

Help,

Thanks,

Les
 
Hi Les,

Are you running it from a passworded account and have you set it to "run as"
the username and password? If not, you may need to.

Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password [Q310715]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310715

Also, from MVP Kelly (a workaround):

For Pro: Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Local Security
Policy/Local Policies/Security options.
In the right hand pane (third down). Accounts: Limit local account use of
blank passwords to console logon only. This is enabled by default, disable
it.

For Home: Backup your registry before modifying. Locate the following
registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Value name: limitblankpassworduse
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0 (disabled) 1 (enabled)

It is enabled by default. Disable it and scheduled tasks should run.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
No, she WILL need to. (-:

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi Les,

Are you running it from a passworded account and have you set it to "run as"
the username and password? If not, you may need to.

Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password [Q310715]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310715

Also, from MVP Kelly (a workaround):

For Pro: Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Local Security
Policy/Local Policies/Security options.
In the right hand pane (third down). Accounts: Limit local account use of
blank passwords to console logon only. This is enabled by default, disable
it.

For Home: Backup your registry before modifying. Locate the following
registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Value name: limitblankpassworduse
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0 (disabled) 1 (enabled)

It is enabled by default. Disable it and scheduled tasks should run.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Leslie Stratton said:
I cannot make the scheduler work to schedule a daily
backup on Windows XP. It sets up and shows that it is
scheduled on the calendar but does not work.

Help,

Thanks,

Les
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Not necessarily if she employs the work-arounds from Kelly that I included.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) said:
No, she WILL need to. (-:

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi Les,

Are you running it from a passworded account and have you set it to "run as"
the username and password? If not, you may need to.

Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password [Q310715]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310715

Also, from MVP Kelly (a workaround):

For Pro: Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Local Security
Policy/Local Policies/Security options.
In the right hand pane (third down). Accounts: Limit local account use of
blank passwords to console logon only. This is enabled by default, disable
it.

For Home: Backup your registry before modifying. Locate the following
registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Value name: limitblankpassworduse
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0 (disabled) 1 (enabled)

It is enabled by default. Disable it and scheduled tasks should run.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Leslie Stratton said:
I cannot make the scheduler work to schedule a daily
backup on Windows XP. It sets up and shows that it is
scheduled on the calendar but does not work.

Help,

Thanks,

Les
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Ah! Kelly! I should have known.

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Not necessarily if she employs the work-arounds from Kelly that I included.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) said:
No, she WILL need to. (-:

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi Les,

Are you running it from a passworded account and have you set it to
Click to expand...
"run
as"
the username and password? If not, you may need to.

Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password [Q310715]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310715

Also, from MVP Kelly (a workaround):

For Pro: Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Local Security
Policy/Local Policies/Security options.
In the right hand pane (third down). Accounts: Limit local account
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use
of
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