Re: Scripting for cleanup utilities run by Task Scheduler on logge

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:53:43 +1100

You can delete any file while the user is logged off by scheduling
a batch file to run in the middle of the night. Its activities would be
restricted to your PC and would not extend to other things, as
suggested in the item between quotes in your latest reply . . .

"dave" <anonymousguy@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:BB4A5001-8607-4A36-88F9-6EBCCA2AF7E1@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for the reply!
> OK, I will consider your warnings on defrag, I've seen debates on its
> usefullness or not but Im certain the powers that be here at work will
decide
> that I will need to defrag our machines!
> The other part of my script is intended to delete temp files using the
"Disk
> Cleanup" wizard ("cleanmgr.exe"). I dont do any registry cleaning in this
> script. The regedit command takes the cleanmgr.reg file and imports it
into
> the registry in order to configure the "*** cleanup" wizard parameters.
Is
> there a better way to have that run properly when the machine is logged
off?
> I'll modify the scripts as you shown to generate the standard output to
look
> back at errors after the scripts run.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> >
> > "dave" <dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:CBBDEAC0-38CD-42F4-B380-3C559FBA788C@microsoft.com...
> > > I would like to be able to run the disk cleanup utility, defrag, and
> > restart
> > > our computers overnight using free tools, while the computer is logged
> > off. I
> > > am having trouble getting this to run properly (called from a
scheduled
> > task,
> > > with a domain admin account for authentication) on logged off Windows
2000
> > > computers, I have not fully tested this on XP. It seems to run
correctly
> > when
> > > it is logged on, but they do not run when the machine is logged off.
Has
> > > anyone else gotten this to work? How would I do this? Thank you in
advance
> > > for your help!
> > >
> > >
> > > 1] I wrote two scripts, one for windows 2000, and another for windows
xp:
> > > ---------{snip}------------------
> > > rem "MaintXP.bat"
> > > rem Windows XP script
> > > regedit /s c:\scripts\cleanmgr.reg
> > > cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:1
> > > defrag C: -f
> > > C:\scripts\shutdown.exe /R /T:2
> > > ---------{/snip}-----------------
> > >
> > > ---------{snip}------------------
> > > rem "Maint2k.bat"
> > > rem Windows 2000 script
> > > regedit /s c:\scripts\cleanmgr.reg
> > > cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:1
> > > C:\scripts\AutoDeFrag.exe
> > > C:\scripts\shutdown.exe /R /T:2
> > > ---------{/snip}-----------------
> > >
> > > 2] I downloaded two files:
> > > 1) Shutdown.exe: From the Windows 2000 Resource Kit, can be downloaded
> > here
> > > http://www.petri.co.il/download_free_reskit_tools.htm
> > > 2) Autodefrag.exe:
> > > http://www.morphasys.com/autodefrag/
> > >
> > > 3] I created a cleanmgr.reg file that will configure the registry for
the
> > > Disk Cleanup Wizard:
> >
> ---------{snip}-----------------------------------------------------------
> > -------------
> > > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches]
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Active Setup Temp Folders]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Content Indexer Cleaner]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Downloaded Program Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Internet Cache Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Offline Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Offline Pages Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Old ChkDsk Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Recycle Bin]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Temporary Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> > >
> > >
> >
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volum
> > eCaches\Temporary Offline Files]
> > > "StateFlags0001"=dword:00000002
> >
> ------------{/snip}-------------------------------------------------------
> > ------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > 4] I drop all of these files into C:\scripts directory, and set a
> > scheduled
> > > task to run the respective batch file (depending on what OS it is) at
> > night
> > > when the computer is logged off.
> > >
> >
> > I think your script is a recipe for disaster. Defragging is much
> > like open heart surgery and should be performed sparingly. In
> > most cases you would not be able to tell the difference without
> > a stop watch - if at all. If you have a power failure during a
> > defrag operation then you might lose your whole disk.
> >
> > Cleaning the registry is even worse: It is in most cases
> > unnecessary, and it can completely cripple your PC.
> >
> > Doing these things may give you a warm feeling inside but it
> > won't to make your PC run better. Have you ever measured
> > the effect of these actions in a tightly controlled test?
> >
> > If you wish to persist then you need to be more specific about
> > the steps that fail in your script. Add some basic diagnostics
> > like so:
> >
> > 1 @echo off
> > 2 echo %date% %time% Start of cleanup > c:\test.log
> > 3 echo Username=%UserName%, Path=%path%>>c:\test.log
> > 4 regedit /s c:\scripts\cleanmgr.reg 1>>c:\test.log 2>>c:\test.err
> > 5 echo %date% %time% End of cleanup >> c:\test.log
> >
> >
> >