Maintenance manager for WindowsME?

[Chakolate]

Hi,

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night once a
week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs and the screen
saver before I go to bed.

I'm looking for a simple app that will
shut down SETI
shut down any other programs I choose
change the screen saver to "None"
restart the computer after the defrag
reset the screen saver.


TIA,

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

 

[YoKenny]

Hi,

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night
once a week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs and
the screen saver before I go to bed.

I'm looking for a simple app that will
shut down SETI
shut down any other programs I choose
change the screen saver to "None"
restart the computer after the defrag
reset the screen saver.

TIA,

Chakolate

Open Notepad and copy-n-paste the following: Watch wrap.

==== begin copy ===========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\DHCP]
"ReleaseLeaseOnShutdown"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown]
"FastReboot"="0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\
Settings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\
Settings\method]
@="FULL"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\
Settings\scandisk]
@="TRUE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\
Settings\DisableScreenSaver]
@="YES"
======= end ======

Save the file as DisableSS.reg then merge it into the registry by right
clicking and choosing Merge.

 

[Chakolate]

Hi,

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night
once a week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs and
the screen saver before I go to bed.

I'm looking for a simple app that will
shut down SETI
shut down any other programs I choose
change the screen saver to "None"
restart the computer after the defrag
reset the screen saver.

TIA,

Chakolate

Open Notepad and copy-n-paste the following: Watch wrap.

==== begin copy ===========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\DHCP]
"ReleaseLeaseOnShutdown"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown]
"FastReboot"="0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings\method]
@="FULL"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings\scandisk]
@="TRUE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings\DisableScreenSaver]
@="YES"
======= end ======

Save the file as DisableSS.reg then merge it into the registry by
right clicking and choosing Merge.

Jeepers! That's great. How will this program know when to do all that,
though?

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

 

[donutbandit]

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night once
a week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs and the
screen saver before I go to bed.

Why in the world do you defrag so often?

 

[tfog]

Hi,

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night once
a week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs and the
screen saver before I go to bed.

I'm looking for a simple app that will
shut down SETI
shut down any other programs I choose
change the screen saver to "None"
restart the computer after the defrag
reset the screen saver.


TIA,

Chakolate

See the following for a simple way to accomplish what you want.

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15600170

I do a similar thing an I have also included a shutdown/restart routine
that runs after defrag is complete. To get around the screen saver problem
merely shut off the monitor (leave the computer on!)before going to bed.
Your batch file would look like this:
close SETI
Run defrag
shutdown/restart computer

 

[YoKenny]

Hi,

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night
once a week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs
and the screen saver before I go to bed.

I'm looking for a simple app that will
shut down SETI
shut down any other programs I choose
change the screen saver to "None"
restart the computer after the defrag
reset the screen saver.

TIA,

Chakolate

Open Notepad and copy-n-paste the following: Watch wrap.

==== begin copy ===========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\DHCP]
"ReleaseLeaseOnShutdown"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown]
"FastReboot"="0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings\method]
@="FULL"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings\scandisk]
@="TRUE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\De
frag\ Settings\DisableScreenSaver]
@="YES"
======= end ======

Save the file as DisableSS.reg then merge it into the registry by
right clicking and choosing Merge.

Jeepers! That's great. How will this program know when to do all
that, though?

Chakolate

Run it once then Defrag will not be interupted by the screensaver. Try
running Defrag manually and wait till the time that SETI screensaver should
kick in. It should not activate.

 

[Lurksalot]

YoKenny said...

Run it once then Defrag will not be interupted by the screensaver. Try
running Defrag manually and wait till the time that SETI screensaver should
kick in. It should not activate.

This is great...but will it work with *any* defragger set to run or just
the windows defrag? IOW, if you have, say, Executive Diskeeper scheduled
to run will it prevent the screensaver from launching during that also or
do you have to change something in one of these pointers?

 

[O.J.]

Hi,

I've set the maintenance scheduler to run defrag during the night once a
week, but I have to remember to turn off the SETI programs and the screen
saver before I go to bed.

I'm looking for a simple app that will
shut down SETI
shut down any other programs I choose
change the screen saver to "None"
restart the computer after the defrag
reset the screen saver.

Hello!

Have you looked at ScanDefrag at:
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html ?

(You may want to run it in "Restrictive Mode".)

HTH,
O.J.

 

[Chakolate]

Why in the world do you defrag so often?

I use my computer almost continuously, whenever I'm awake. Heavy users
should defrag at least once a week, per Fred Langa of langa.com. Langa has
lots of very excellent advice, so I see no reason to doubt him on this.

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

 

[Chakolate]

See the following for a simple way to accomplish what you want.

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=156001
70

I do a similar thing an I have also included a shutdown/restart
routine that runs after defrag is complete. To get around the screen
saver problem merely shut off the monitor (leave the computer
on!)before going to bed. Your batch file would look like this:
close SETI
Run defrag
shutdown/restart computer

This article at InformationWeek was what encouraged me to start thinking
about automating the process, but I can't get it to work on WindowsME.

I'm not terribly experienced with command line stuff, although I can do
some stuff. What I was looking for was a nice, grandma-can-do-it little
program with a nice grandma-will-like-it GUI.

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

 

[Chakolate]

Hello!

Have you looked at ScanDefrag at:
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html ?

(You may want to run it in "Restrictive Mode".)

Thanks, O.J.! This is exactly what I was looking for.

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

 

[Chakolate]

Thanks to everyone who replied. I ended up downloading ScanDefrag and it
does just exactly what I wanted.


Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling