Re: Defrag Command Line

From: Doug Allen [MSFT] (dougall_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:09:42 -0500

They have changed this behavior in XP that allows you to script the defrag
... you can read more here:

283080 Description of the New Command Line Defrag.exe Included with Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283080 

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"Mike" <hornerm@esquimalt.ca> wrote in message
news:zLt1c.657502$JQ1.69005@pd7tw1no...
> Thanks Guys, downloaded and am using Autofrag.  great little util.
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4044E34D.1030607@yahoo.com...
> > Nope. You either have to script it with something like AutoIt or buy a
> > 3rd party defragger that supports scheduling.
> >
> > Mike wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone know if there is a command line that will START defrag.
So
> far
> > > I have been able to usethis:
> > >
> > > %SystemRoot%\System32\dfrg.msc c:\
> > >
> > > to get Defrag to automatically go to the C:\ drive, but I still need
> user
> > > intervention to start it.  (I WILL be executing this command as
> > > administrator, so that is not an issue).
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > -mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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