Login Widows from Hibernate

zkhoja · Post by **zkhoja** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:44 am

I have a task that needs to be run early morning. Is it possible for Robotask to exit the hibernate mode and then login windows?

Post by **Oleg** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:23 am

You can exit from hibernating mode manually only, because your computer is turned off at this time.

zkhoja · Post by **zkhoja** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:49 am

To successfully complete my task, I would have to turn off Hibernation? How about the screensaver? How about the monitor? Please advise on a method....

Post by **Oleg** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:43 am

How about the screensaver? How about the monitor?

What do you mean?
Do you want to log on to the session from within the session? It's impossible. Any user application can't access to to the login screen from within the session. It is a feature of Windows.
This may be possible only on system driver level.

zkhoja · Post by **zkhoja** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:52 am

damn...... lemme tell you my situation...
- we need to run a task (run a feature in an app) on a specific PC of @ 6am in the morning
- the user leaves the PC @ 5pm and returns @ 8a
- the PC is unattended

Post by **Oleg** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:05 am

You can use RoboTask as NT service. In this case you do not need to login to the computer. It's enough to turn on one. At the end of work day you do logoff (but do not turn off the computer) and RoboTask will execute all scheduled tasks in the night.

Do you need additional instructions how to use RoboTask as NT Service? Also see topic "Running RoboTask as an NT service" in help file.

zkhoja · Post by **zkhoja** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:38 am

I'm running my task while the PC is locked, I've been testing and the task does not run properly. If I run the task while the PC is not locked, it runs fine. When I lock the PC, it gets as far as opening the app and then nothing from there..... please help...

Post by **Oleg** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:01 pm

Maybe you try to use some interactive actions such as mouse actions or emulate keystrokes.
Unfortunately, system ignore any mouse actions an keystrokes in locked session. This is the feature of Windows.

If you want to use your task in locked (or logged-off) computer you must avoid any interactive actions.

zkhoja · Post by **zkhoja** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:37 am

Do you have any suggestions then?

ahunkins · Post by **ahunkins** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:14 pm

Maybe leave the computer unlocked but remove the keyboard and mouse overnight? RoboTask can still run but no one could affect change to the computer unless they went to a lot of trouble to figure it out and find a keyboard and/or mouse to attach.