Re: need help with CHKDSK and disk defragmenter
From: Bob Harris (rharris270[SPAM)
Date: 12/20/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:00:18 -0500
You probably want something called "BartPE builder", which takes your XP
CDROM, plus some freeware programs and makes a bottable CD that gets you to
a windows-like interface, but is not using files from the hard drive.
CHKDSK is one of the options. It is also good for some repairs and for
copying files off of a PC. It supports NTFS as well as FAT, USB, firewire,
etc.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/index.php?p=1
While Bart's may seem complex to make, it really is not. Just take all the
defaults on your first try. Later, if you want to download numerous
plugins, you can play with those.
You will need a CD with XP SP-1 or SP-2 already in it. If all you have is a
XP (original), then you will need to slipstream that with one of the service
packs to make a combined CD. The easiest way to slipstream is to us nLite.
nLite can already selectively remove components from windows, but avoid that
option for this purpose.
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
As for a more complete defrag, think about Diskeeper, the full edition, not
the home edition. It can set a defrag for boot mode, defrag directories and
the MFT, among other things. Note that the XP defragger is really a lite
verison of diskeeper. Diskeeper is made by Executive Software.
"Truth_Seeker1" <DrewStuffL@excite.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running Win XP Pro SP2. I found everyone's answers to my previous
> question to be very helpful (the question was: how to run chkdsk from
> within the command line box). I have two questions that I must learn the
> answers to before I am the -master of maintenace- that I'd like to pretend
> to be :-)
>
> First, is it possible to create a boot disk with modern versions of
> chkdsk, disk defragmenter, and disk cleanup - a boot disk that boots the
> computer into some sort of command line? I assume that boot disks created
> by Windows ME contain only older versions of these utilities and I don't
> like the idea of using older versions. I know that Microsoft dropped Real
> DOS mode with the release of WinME; but if I could create a *modern* boot
> disk that boots to a command prompt...
>
> Second, disk defragmenter usually doesn't defragment 100% of files on a
> disk because a few are loaded into memory. How can I schedule disk
> defragmenter to run at system startup before Windows loads? Also, is
> there a way to run disk defragmenter from the command prompt that is
> better at defragmenting those stubborn files?
>
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