Task Scheduler Forgets password

I'm running Vista Home Premium SP1.

I have a daily backup task. It works after it has been set up, but
then fails the next day with a "Task Start Failed : Launch Failure"
error from Task Scheduler and Error Value: 2147943726

If I edit the task (right click, Properties) not actually changing
anythig, but pressing "OK" and then re-entering my password as
requested, the task works again then, but fails again the next day,
with the same error. So it seems that it is forgetting my password
after a certain time (or maybe after reboot).

I've googled and found a few similar reports, but no real solutions
(there was one solution, but involved editing group policies etc.
which isn't possible in this version of Vista). Is there a solution to
this?

Paul.

Hi Paul,

The only workaround that I know of is removing the password from the
user account.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/16...-computer.html

Do you have a link for the option from Group Policy? I'll see if I can
create a REG file for it that can be used for all editions of Vista.

Shawn

PaulB;790977 Wrote:
> I'm running Vista Home Premium SP1.
>
> I have a daily backup task. It works after it has been set up, but
> then fails the next day with a "Task Start Failed : Launch Failure"
> error from Task Scheduler and Error Value: 2147943726
>
> If I edit the task (right click, Properties) not actually changing
> anythig, but pressing "OK" and then re-entering my password as
> requested, the task works again then, but fails again the next day,
> with the same error. So it seems that it is forgetting my password
> after a certain time (or maybe after reboot).
>
> I've googled and found a few similar reports, but no real solutions
> (there was one solution, but involved editing group policies etc.
> which isn't possible in this version of Vista). Is there a solution to
> this?
>
> Paul.


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Sorry - can't find the article about changing the Group policy any
more - I didn't bookmark it as it didn't seem relevant to my version
of Vista :-(

Seems crazy that the only solution is to switch off passwords when
Vista seems to make so much claims to be the secure and safe OS!

Paul.

LOL, I hear that Paul. Microsoft definitely needs to work on this part
bit more.

Thanks anyway though
Shaw

PaulB;792005 Wrote:
> Sorry - can't find the article about changing the Group policy an
> more - I didn't bookmark it as it didn't seem relevant to my versio
> of Vista :-
>
> Seems crazy that the only solution is to switch off passwords whe
> Vista seems to make so much claims to be the secure and safe OS
>
> Paul

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Hi PaulB

How about selecting the option "Do not store password. The task wil
only have access to local computer resources." I too have a backup tas
moving some files from one drive to another and I also experienced you
problem and this solution did it for me.

Good luck

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