Login Macro

[raulb]

Hi all.
Is there a way to run a macro or program that would allow you to log into a log/locked out windows xp machine, run a program and log out of windows. There are some xp machines I need to log into and ftp an inventory file but I want to automate this.

Thanks!

[snowmonkey]

Are computers in question in your LAN or WAN? (becasue it make a difference to what software you could use)


Cheers

[raulb]

They are on a Lan

Thanks for the reply!

[snowmonkey]

This makes it a bit easier......Since you talk about a locked account and FTP log-in.......I would assume you want total access to the system.

If you want to FTP to a system then you need to have IIS installed and share file...it just pain in the neck.

You need a software the gives you total access to LAN system without having to log-in into the them (given that they are turned on and running).

I use "Hyena" by "System Tools", it a very powerful software which give to total access to the LAN computer (of curse, if you are network Admin, you need to know the Administrator's password to the PC).

http://www.systemtools.com/

Hope this helps.

Cheers

[raulb]

Ohh i see
Thanks for the reply
but my situation is a bit different. I am not the admin for the machine or the network. The clients i am dealing with are running an inventory program on their machines thats saves an inventory file that I need access too. What I need to do is log into their machine access that saved file upload it to an ftp site and the logout of the computer and i want to do this whole process automatically at a set time. Now I can do this easily with a number of macro programs but the computers have to be loged in, I'm already doing this now with one client. But these macro programs cant log you into windows to start the macro. That is the solution i am looking for

I hope i was even more clear as to what my situation is

[Disk_Contented]

You are requesting remote automated access.

If you are not the network Admin, and you don't have legit access credentials, then I would say this question is improper for this board, since it appears you would have such access allready, if it were required to do so.

[raulb]

Even if I was the network admin the question is still the same. Is there a solution were you can run a macro that I can run while i am not physically at the computer that will login to a loged out xp machine that will retrive a file then upload it to an ftp site. In Fact I am doing that now with a client but their xp machine is always loged in and the program i used to create a macro works perfectly. I have it so it finds the file in the folder , opens up an ftp program then uploads that file to an ftp site. I just want to do this with a box that has been loged out.

[snowmonkey]

I have found something for you....it's a FTP client called "Fileaze":
http://www.fileaze.com/

You need the pro version though....You can create a "Job" with this FTP client software, this "Job" could be modified to run at certain period of time, Copy file from a FTP account and transfer it to another FTP account all while the remote machine is locked...there is a catch, catch is that you need to install IIS on the target computer (which is not a big deal).

Hopefully this will help you out.

Cheers

[Disk_Contented]

Target computer for IIS must be a server OS machine.

Why don't you just remote login by a script on your own machine and use a simple startup script on the clients? You must know how, surely?
It would be simple self starting routine on your own machine that instigated it.

[snowmonkey]

Disk_Contented, Target system does not have to be a server (even though after installing IIS it will act as one). IIS is an optional setting for Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000.....Windows XP home does not have the option for IIS but there are ways around that too.

There are lots of FTP server software out there which will run smoothly on any XP platform i.e ServU Pro.


Cheers

[Disk_Contented]

Yes, you are correct snowmonkey, but I wouldn't. It's a server component for a server OS, IMO. Unless you are talking about using it in a LAN only.
How would it work for this application?

I still say the local script idea would work easy enough.