Scheduling an unattended reboot in XP

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steve

I am running window XP pro on a laptop and want to be able
to reboot the PC on a regular basis - for example once per
week.

I have created a batch file which runs the command
shutdown -r. This file works and restarts the PC, however
when I try to schedule it it fails due to the lack of
password for the user account. If I add a password then
the PC stops at the welcome screen asking for a password
to be entered.

I am looking to either log the user on automatically (I
could do this in '98 & ME) or to schedule a task without a
password.

I have also tried creating a second account with a
password and using that to run the command - that still
gives me the logon screen.

Any ideas?
 
You need an account with a password to run a scheduled task, so go ahead and assign one. Then click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 In the list of users, select the account you want logged on automatically. Then uncheck Users must enter a username and password............ Click Apply. In the next dialog, enter the password for the account you selected, if any.
 
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