Schedule a daily backup

[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

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

No, she WILL need to. (-:

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

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

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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

No, she WILL need to. (-:

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

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

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Ah! Kelly! I should have known.

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

No, she WILL need to. (-:

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

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