Re: First Scandisk then defrag overnight
From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 03/21/04
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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:58:06 GMT
Yep! ;o)
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes In news:c3ievo$27ar7m$1@ID-165649.news.uni-berlin.de, Evi <evwoolTakeThisOut@ntlworld.com> hunted and pecked: > Thanks Everyone. This sounds good. > > Wesley, you've probably guessed that I was a long-time user of Win95 > and 98 and I still sometimes get the names mixed up. > Evi > > "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:r%27c.49216$1p.817933@attbi_s54... >> Evi; >> >> Scandisk does not exist on XP. >> It is called Error Checking (chkdsk.exe) >> ============ >> >> If you are the only user, consider disabling the password request. >> >> HOW TO: Automatically Log On a User Account in Windows XP >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282866 >> >> How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231#appliesto >> >> Skip the Welcome Screen and Logon Automatically >> http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/welskip.php >> >> DISABLING WINDOWS XP LOGON PASSWORD REQUEST >> http://aumha.org/win5/a/nopwdlog.htm >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> Wes >> >> In news:c3i9lj$28977k$1@ID-165649.news.uni-berlin.de, >> Evi <evwoolTakeThisOut@ntlworld.com> hunted and pecked: >>> This looks really promising. I'll work through it and let you know >>> what happens. >>> >>> Chkdsk isn't a problem because that starts before you get to the >>> logon screen. All I need to do is run that before I go to bed by >>> 2clicking my little homemade batch file which just contains the line >>> chkdsk c: /f /r >>> I tell it to run next time the PC starts and then Restart the PC. >>> >>> But when ChkDsk has finished, windows then starts and the login >>> screen appears demanding a password before it starts. So I never >>> get to Scandisk. >>> >>> Evi >>> >>> >>> >>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:ou07c.48433$_w.785023@attbi_s53... >>>> Evi; >>>> >>>> I don'y know about chkdsk, but.......... >>>> >>>> Automate Defrag >>>> >>> >> > http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15600170&pg >>> no=1 >>>> >>>> As a Scheduled Task, go to Start/Programs/Accessories/System >>>> Tools/Scheduled Tasks/Add Scheduled Task. >>>> Enter DEFRAG.EXE X: -F where X is the drive you wish to defragment. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>> Wes >>>> >>>> In news:c3i32h$28bq2r$1@ID-165649.news.uni-berlin.de, >>>> Evi <evwoolTakeThisOut@ntlworld.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>> Is there a way that I can my XP standalone PC (1 Hard drive) to >>>>> first CheckDisk then defrag overnight without any user >>>>> intervention? At the moment, I can get it to Checkdisk but then >>>>> we get to the login screen which waits for a signature before it >>>>> will do anything else so I don't know if I can then get it to >>>>> Defrag automatically. Evi
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