Scheduling Defrag Task

KizMar · Feb 2, 2004

What command line do I use to schedule a Disk Defrag task
in XP? I can't get it to actually RUN when I schedule it.

Ramesh [MVP] · Feb 2, 2004

Hi,

Are you using blank password for your user account?

Task Scheduler Does Not Run Tasks When "Run As" User Account Has No Password
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311119

Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308569

Schedule Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308569

You may use defrag.exe command-line [C:\windows\system32\defrag.exe c:]

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