Re: Add a Task Schedule to Computers

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From: Jose Ines Cantu Arrambide (joseine_at_nospam.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:32:49 -0600

Thanks I'll look into AT
To schedule a defrag locate defrag.exe in \%windir%\System32\ when adding
the task schedule, in the Run property of the job add at the end the drive
letter and the -f option to force defrag.
Run: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\defrag.exe c: -f"

Thanks.
Jose.

"Steven Umbach" <n9rou@n0spam-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:VH1ac.131138$po.851236@attbi_s52...
> I don't know of a Group Policy admin template that will do such, but you
might
> look into using the AT command as a startup script via Group
Policy/computer
> configuration. At the command prompt type AT /? for info. However
according to a
> MS KB as shown below, defrags can not be scheduled - at least the built in
> ne. --- Steve
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;227463
>
> "Jose Ines Cantu Arrambide" <joseine@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:eXXFkjaFEHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> > Is there a way to add a Task Schedule to a group policy?
> > For example, I want all computers to defrag their localdisk at
specific
> > times.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Jose.
> >
> >
>
>

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