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I have been searching high and low to try and find out a means to run my macros when the server is logged out or has been restarted. Each month the company that I work for does patch updates that reboots the system, thus leaving me logged out.
I have tried the following to no avail:
1. Tried Autologon via Macro options
2. Setup msched.exe as a service
The VM server has XP as the OS. The only option that I have tried that worked was to create a XP Scheduled task that calls a batch file, that opens the Macro Scheduler application. The problem with that is you still have to maintaing a user and pw for it. I am trying to create a process that would not be dependant upon a user/pw since those are reset every 45 days or so.
Does anyone have a work around that might work? I am running version 11.1.23
Running scheduler on VM Server when logged out
Moderators: JRL, Dorian (MJT support)
Hi aosbeck,
Do you mean each VM client has XP as the OS?
Do your macros require a desktop? That is, do they send keystrokes, do mouseclicks, interact the the GUI? If so, you may set up XP to login as a particular user and the macros you place in the startup folder. You will still need to maintain a user/pw. Also, this may be against your company's security policies and would need to obtain a waiver. XP also supports interactive services, but these are considered a security risk and may have been disabled.
If your macros do not require a desktop setting them up as services should work. What kinds of problems are you running into?
The best solution would be to approach the security dept and the team that reboots the machines to work out a solution they will bless.
Gale
Do you mean each VM client has XP as the OS?
Do your macros require a desktop? That is, do they send keystrokes, do mouseclicks, interact the the GUI? If so, you may set up XP to login as a particular user and the macros you place in the startup folder. You will still need to maintain a user/pw. Also, this may be against your company's security policies and would need to obtain a waiver. XP also supports interactive services, but these are considered a security risk and may have been disabled.
If your macros do not require a desktop setting them up as services should work. What kinds of problems are you running into?
The best solution would be to approach the security dept and the team that reboots the machines to work out a solution they will bless.
Gale
