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John,
If you don't tell defrag.exe which drive to defrag how will it know?
C:\>Defrag /?
Usage:
Defrag <volume> [-a] [-f] [-v] [-?]
volume drive letter or mount point (d: or d:\vol\mountpoint)
-a Analyze only
-f Force defragmentation even if free space is low
-v Verbose output
-? Display this help text
Start\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\ the default should be dfrg.msc.
Dfrg.msc is Disk Defragmenter and opens with that name and a GUI (Graphical
User Interface). Defrag.exe is Disk Defragmenter Module and does not open a
GUI. Defrag.exe can only be run from a command prompt. If you try to run it
from Start | Run or by clicking on Defrag.exe in C:\WINDOWS\system32, it
will just flash a command prompt window and not run.
Not if you use cleanmgr /sageset:99 & cleanmgr /sagerun:99 with Disk
Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe). See ...
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-04-04.htm
See ...
2) CleanAll Updated
3) Basic Cleanup: All Versions Of Windows
4) Advanced Cleanup Batch File For Win9X
5) Advanced Cleanup: Other Versions Of Windows
6) Sageset Unlocks CleanMgr's Power
7) SageRun Completes the Picture
8) Cleaning the Temporary File Areas
9) Extending The Commands
10) Now Add SageRun
11) Batch It Up
12) Download A CleanXP Template
Way back I spent a lot of time setting up a cleanr.bat for cleanmgr.exe,
waste of time.
Disk Cleaner is a way better program, it cleans more.
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:86CD980E-2AC1-4895-A4F1-E3EC514B6857@microsoft.com,
john <john@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hello Wesley & any others:
>
> Just curious why Defrag doesn't run without appending the C:
> extension. I had a Dell tech tell me not to add the extension since
> task scheduler would know to defrag C drive. When I open
> Programs>Accessories>System Tools my default is defrag.exe.
>
> As far as running disk cleanup from Windows, when it comes time for
> cleanup to run, it still prompts me to click ok to delete the files.
> Is this normal?
>
> And thank you for the disck cleanup tool you recommended.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> There are two defrag tools in XP.
>>
>> dfrg.msc is the pretty one that opens from
>> Start\All Programs\Accessories\System Tools.
>>
>> defrag.exe the command line tool that runs in the command prompt.
>> defrag.exe is the one that you can schedule.
>>
>> Append the drive letter for the drive you wish to defragment to the
>> command in the Run text box. In a default installation, your Run
>> command will look like this:
>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\defrag.exe C:
>>
>> How to Automate Disk Defragmenter Using Task Scheduler Tool in
>> Windows XP
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555098
>>
>> Disk Cleanup is a waste of time. But here ya are...
>>
>> Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312
>>
>> How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315246
>>
>> Better deal...
>>
>> I have Disk Cleaner set to run quiet at startup. Runs for 10
>> seconds or so and exits. I also like the fact that, after you set
>> it up, it cleans all the following with one click (and/or
>> automatically at boot). Makes XP's Disk Cleanup look like a piker.
>> XP's Disk Cleanup will *not* clean Content.IE5.
>>
>> Disk Cleaner will Clean:
>> Temporary Internet Files {Including the contents of the Content.IE5
>> folder} Internet Cookies
>> Internet History
>> System Temporary Folder
>> Recent Documents
>> Run... Dialog List
>> Find Document List
>> Find Computer List
>> URLs in IE Address Bar
>> URLs in Shell Address Bar
>> Media Player Recent URLs
>> WinZip Recent Files
>> WinZip Extract To Folders
>> Paint Recent Files
>> WordPad Recent Files
>> Cleans Recycle Bin (what else?)
>> Opera Cache
>> Opera Cookies
>> Opera History
>> Opera Visited links
>> Opera Download History and Download folder
>> Firefox Cache
>> Firefox Cookies
>> Firefox History
>>
>> Disk Cleaner
>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:6F044F2E-04FD-4C8B-AE0D-A48F0188519D@microsoft.com,
>> john <john@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> I'm confused on how to automate disk defrag & disk clean up with
>>> task scheduler.
>>>
>>> For example, when I schedule defrag, do I need to add the C:
>>> extension to let scheduler know to defrag C drive? When I leave it
>>> as C:\Windows\System32\defrag.exe, the screen just flashes when its
>>> time to defrag & nothing happens. But, when I add C: it seems to
>>> defrag fine. Some microsoft articles do not say anything about
>>> adding the C: extension. And, why when it automatically defrags, I
>>> don't see the regular defrag interface screen. Its a different
>>> interface. A black screen that tells me at the top some stats
>>> about drive c.
>>>
>>> As far as disk cleanup, are there any extensions that I have to add
>>> similiar to above?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> --
>>> john