I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it brings
the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
something else I need to do?

Browse to Defrag.exe . You are scheduling defrag.msc. There are two defrag program. See help.

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"Doug Watt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:c68a01c48a2b$32071bd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it brings
> the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
> something else I need to do?

Doug Watt wrote:

> I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it brings the program up
> but it doesn't start running. Is there something else I need to do?

Hi Doug,

What operating system?

Bill

I had the same question! I tried to find defrag.exe but
to no avail (this is on a Win2k Srv). There is a
dfrgntfs.exe but when I try to run it I get that "command
line operation of disk defragmenter is not supported".
Any other ideas?

thanks
christos


>-----Original Message-----
>Browse to Defrag.exe . You are scheduling defrag.msc.
There are two defrag program. See help.
>
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>'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...088392635123.h
tml
>
>"Doug Watt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:c68a01c48a2b$32071bd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it
brings
>> the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
>> something else I need to do?
>.
>

The standard defrag does not support scheduled operation...however, using
vbscript, you can start the app and use sendkeys to start a defrag..

Cheers,
Stu

"Christos Kritikos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:029f01c48af2$62b0a900$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I had the same question! I tried to find defrag.exe but
> to no avail (this is on a Win2k Srv). There is a
> dfrgntfs.exe but when I try to run it I get that "command
> line operation of disk defragmenter is not supported".
> Any other ideas?
>
> thanks
> christos
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Browse to Defrag.exe . You are scheduling defrag.msc.
> There are two defrag program. See help.
> >
> >--
> >---------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
> >http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...088392635123.h
> tml
> >
> >"Doug Watt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message news:c68a01c48a2b$32071bd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it
> brings
> >> the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
> >> something else I need to do?
> >.
> >

"Doug Watt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c68a01c48a2b$32071bd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it brings
> the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
> something else I need to do?

I use this on 2K Server http://www.morphasys.com/autodefrag/

Use AutoIt to run defrag. You can download it from their website

Christos Kritikos wrote:

> I had the same question! I tried to find defrag.exe but
> to no avail (this is on a Win2k Srv). There is a
> dfrgntfs.exe but when I try to run it I get that "command
> line operation of disk defragmenter is not supported".
> Any other ideas?
>
> thanks
> christos
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Browse to Defrag.exe . You are scheduling defrag.msc.
>>
> There are two defrag program. See help.
>
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>>---------------------------------------------------------
>>
> -
>
>>'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
>>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...088392635123.h
>>
> tml
>
>>"Doug Watt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>
> in message news:c68a01c48a2b$32071bd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>>I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it
>>>
> brings
>
>>>the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
>>>something else I need to do?
>>>
>>.
>>
>>

This won't help on Win2K, but with Win2K3 MS made available WMIC and
issuing the following command will result in a command line schedulable
defrag. As was posted earlier WMI VBS scripts can do it too, but from my
readings automation of defrags via WMIC or WMI is only supported on
Win2K3

wmic volume where driveletter="c:" call defrag

change the drive letter to match any drives you want to defrag (replace
defraganalysis if you want to get an analysis first)

"Christos Kritikos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:029f01c48af2$62b0a900$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I had the same question! I tried to find defrag.exe but
> to no avail (this is on a Win2k Srv). There is a
> dfrgntfs.exe but when I try to run it I get that "command
> line operation of disk defragmenter is not supported".
> Any other ideas?
>
> thanks
> christos
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Browse to Defrag.exe . You are scheduling defrag.msc.
> There are two defrag program. See help.
> >
> >--
> >---------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
> >http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...088392635123.h
> tml
> >
> >"Doug Watt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message news:c68a01c48a2b$32071bd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I want to run defrag from my scheluled tasks but it
> brings
> >> the program up but it doesn't start running. Is there
> >> something else I need to do?
> >.
> >

Nunayadam Bidnez wrote:

> This won't help on Win2K, but with Win2K3 MS made available WMIC and
> issuing the following command will result in a command line schedulable
> defrag. As was posted earlier WMI VBS scripts can do it too, but from my
> readings automation of defrags via WMIC or WMI is only supported on
> Win2K3
>
> wmic volume where driveletter="c:" call defrag

Why not just

defrag c: -f -v

Why bother with going through WMIC?

Bill