Schedule task without Login

I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the windows XP
scheduler.

Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into windows ?

thanks

Yes, seems to work, as you have to provide credentials for RunAs.
I would suggest you put in a lot of error handling and ensure no
dialogs/msgboxes etc are shown, as you will not have a desktop and as such
no way to interact with Excel if required.

NickHK

"macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the windows XP
> scheduler.
>
> Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into windows
?
>
> thanks
>

You seem to have missed inserting the instructions ?

thx

"NickHK" wrote:

> Yes, seems to work, as you have to provide credentials for RunAs.
> I would suggest you put in a lot of error handling and ensure no
> dialogs/msgboxes etc are shown, as you will not have a desktop and as such
> no way to interact with Excel if required.
>
> NickHK
>
> "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the windows XP
> > scheduler.
> >
> > Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into windows
> ?
> >
> > thanks
> >
>
>
>

Eh ??

NickHK

"macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You seem to have missed inserting the instructions ?
>
> thx
>
> "NickHK" wrote:
>
> > Yes, seems to work, as you have to provide credentials for RunAs.
> > I would suggest you put in a lot of error handling and ensure no
> > dialogs/msgboxes etc are shown, as you will not have a desktop and as
such
> > no way to interact with Excel if required.
> >
> > NickHK
> >
> > "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the
windows XP
> > > scheduler.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into
windows
> > ?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> >
> >
> >

How so I set up the task o run without logging in ?

"NickHK" wrote:

> Eh ??
>
> NickHK
>
> "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > You seem to have missed inserting the instructions ?
> >
> > thx
> >
> > "NickHK" wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, seems to work, as you have to provide credentials for RunAs.
> > > I would suggest you put in a lot of error handling and ensure no
> > > dialogs/msgboxes etc are shown, as you will not have a desktop and as
> such
> > > no way to interact with Excel if required.
> > >
> > > NickHK
> > >
> > > "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the
> windows XP
> > > > scheduler.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into
> windows
> > > ?
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

The same as you schedule any task, but set it run on "When my computer
starts up".
Windows 2K has that option anyway, don't know about XP.

NickHK

"macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> How so I set up the task o run without logging in ?
>
> "NickHK" wrote:
>
> > Eh ??
> >
> > NickHK
> >
> > "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > You seem to have missed inserting the instructions ?
> > >
> > > thx
> > >
> > > "NickHK" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, seems to work, as you have to provide credentials for RunAs.
> > > > I would suggest you put in a lot of error handling and ensure no
> > > > dialogs/msgboxes etc are shown, as you will not have a desktop and
as
> > such
> > > > no way to interact with Excel if required.
> > > >
> > > > NickHK
> > > >
> > > > "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the
> > windows XP
> > > > > scheduler.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into
> > windows
> > > > ?
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks

Thanks Nick,

john


"NickHK" wrote:

> The same as you schedule any task, but set it run on "When my computer
> starts up".
> Windows 2K has that option anyway, don't know about XP.
>
> NickHK
>
> "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > How so I set up the task o run without logging in ?
> >
> > "NickHK" wrote:
> >
> > > Eh ??
> > >
> > > NickHK
> > >
> > > "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > You seem to have missed inserting the instructions ?
> > > >
> > > > thx
> > > >
> > > > "NickHK" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Yes, seems to work, as you have to provide credentials for RunAs.
> > > > > I would suggest you put in a lot of error handling and ensure no
> > > > > dialogs/msgboxes etc are shown, as you will not have a desktop and
> as
> > > such
> > > > > no way to interact with Excel if required.
> > > > >
> > > > > NickHK
> > > > >
> > > > > "macroplay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > > I have an excel macro that is run as a scheduled task using the
> > > windows XP
> > > > > > scheduler.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is it possible to have the macro run without having to login into
> > > windows
> > > > > ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks
>
>
>