Microsoft KB Archive/311119

= Task Scheduler Does Not Run Tasks When &quot;Run As&quot; User Account Has No Password =

PSS ID Number: 311119

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q311119



SYMPTOMS
Task Scheduler may not run the tasks you or a third-party program specify. When you view Task Scheduler, you may see a &quot;Could not Start&quot; status next to the task.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if you do not have a password set for the user that is scheduling the tasks. Windows XP and Windows 2000 require that local user accounts that are running scheduled tasks must have a password for their account. It is possible for domain accounts to run tasks without passwords.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, create a password for the user account:
 * 1) Double-click User Accounts in Control Panel.
 * 2) Select your user account, and then click Create a Password for this account.
 * 3) After you create a password, log off the computer. Your new password takes effect when you next log on.
 * 4) Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
 * 5) Double click the task you want to run, and then make sure that the Run as box has your account name in the computer name\user name format. Click Set Password, type the new password you created for your account, and then click OK. The Task should now run as scheduled.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For users that are upgrading from Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), previously-scheduled tasks may not run until the user that was scheduling tasks creates a password for his or her account, and then specifies the account information in each task as described earlier in this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB311119

Technology: kbWinXPHome kbWinXPHomeSearch kbWinXPPro kbWinXPProSearch kbWinXPSearch

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