ARD won't access Macs that don't have assigned passwords! Any workaround?

Question

I posted about this issue seven or eight months ago, and I'm still waiting for a solution.
I have several Macs in my home network, and I'd been successfully using ARD to deploy software to them -- until I bought two G5s late last spring and deliberately chose not to give them passwords. No one uses my machines but me, and I find passwords a PITA. I have to issue thousands of commands a day, and I don't need the additional steps of having to enter a password when I want to accomplish certain tasks. So I decided not to have passwords on the new machines.
Well, that was perfectly fine until I attempted to use ARD in the usual manner. But ARD refuses to access the non-password machines! It's preposterous!! It "sees" the machines and knows their names, but it refuses to interact with them -- simply because they don't have passwords. And please note: I can access those same password-less machines perfectly fine via the Finder! I simply leave the "password" field blank, click "Connect," and voila! But the "sophisticated" (and expensive) ARD is dumber than the Finder.
I can't begin to understand the point of this limitation. The Macintosh experience is all about customization and user-friendliness. And sure, I understand the usefulness of passwords if they are needed. But if the user does not need passwords, and if the Macs all work perfectly happily without them, then why does ARD refuse to work with a machine that the user (or more specifically, the administrator) has chosen to operate without a password?
It is thoroughly illogical. Apple is typically such a smart company. But this is frankly one, giant, dumb mistake.
So now, the software I purchased no longer works, simply because I'd prefer not to have passwords on my own computers. And I've been forced to revert to the archaic method of software distribution: via the Finder, one computer at a time! Can someone explain what possible benefit this ridiculous limitation might have?
On second thought, forget the explanation. That's Moot. What I need is for this to be fixed, but until then, a workaround. Any suggestions?
(And Apple, PLEASE, PLEASE fix this!)

Answer 1

Yes. Remove them from the Master List, then re-add
them there. Just enter the admin name—no password.
Will work until the remote computers are rebooted or
ARD is relaunched.
Hello, Ast A. Moore,
I am happy to report that your suggestion worked! Frankly I'm in shock. I've been "crippled" for several months. I should add one detail, however, for anyone else who might read this thread:
Upon re-adding a deleted computer, a sheet appears with a checkbox that says "Verify Remote Desktop name and password before adding." Since I am not using passwords, it seemed logical to uncheck that option, but that was the wrong move. It must be checked in order for this method to work.
It would be ideal if ARD would save these settings, even after a reboot or relaunch, because repeating this delete/re-add step for several machines is tedious. But until Apple updates ARD, I do appreciate this workaround. Thanks again.