Auto Defrag Script

[Guest]

I am looking for a way to incorporate an auto defrag into the shutdown/logoff
via group policy. The command line is:

defrag c: -f
(forces defrag of C:\)

My problem is that when I reboot or logoff, it takes forever. Now this is
not a problem at the end of the day, but during the day I can't have it.

Is there a way to have the cmd window appear when the script runs so that I
can just close it out if I don't want it to run?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try

cmd /k defrag c: -f

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thank you, but this didn't work. It just sits at the "Running Logoff Scripts"
until the defrag is done running. I also have these do system backups in the
logoff, but those come up with an interface that it can be cancelled with.
Any other ideas?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You might try using pause on the first line.

pause
defrag c: -f

Pause suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .

While the command window is open waiting for a key to be pressed it can be
closed with the Close [X].

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I forgot to add that when/if you want defrag c: -f to run, press any key to
continue.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

You might try using pause on the first line.

pause
defrag c: -f

Pause suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .

While the command window is open waiting for a key to be pressed it can be
closed with the Close [X].

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you, but this didn't work. It just sits at the "Running Logoff
Scripts" until the defrag is done running. I also have these do system
backups in the logoff, but those come up with an interface that it can be
cancelled with. Any other ideas?

 

[Guest]

Sorry that didn't work either, but on a lighter note, I found something that
does work. I wrote a small program that asks the user if they want to defrag
before shutting down. "No" ends the program and the script is never ran.
Thank you for your help.

I forgot to add that when/if you want defrag c: -f to run, press any key to
continue.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

You might try using pause on the first line.

pause
defrag c: -f

Pause suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .

While the command window is open waiting for a key to be pressed it can be
closed with the Close [X].

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you, but this didn't work. It just sits at the "Running Logoff
Scripts" until the defrag is done running. I also have these do system
backups in the logoff, but those come up with an interface that it can be
cancelled with. Any other ideas?

:

Try

cmd /k defrag c: -f

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
I am looking for a way to incorporate an auto defrag into the
shutdown/logoff via group policy. The command line is:

defrag c: -f
(forces defrag of C:\)

My problem is that when I reboot or logoff, it takes forever. Now this
is not a problem at the end of the day, but during the day I can't have
it.

Is there a way to have the cmd window appear when the script runs so
that I can just close it out if I don't want it to run?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Since you have the skills to write programs, why didn't you do that in the
first places.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Sorry that didn't work either, but on a lighter note, I found something
that does work. I wrote a small program that asks the user if they want
to defrag before shutting down. "No" ends the program and the script is
never ran. Thank you for your help.

I forgot to add that when/if you want defrag c: -f to run, press any key
to continue.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

You might try using pause on the first line.

pause
defrag c: -f

Pause suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .

While the command window is open waiting for a key to be pressed it can
be closed with the Close [X].

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Thank you, but this didn't work. It just sits at the "Running Logoff
Scripts" until the defrag is done running. I also have these do system
backups in the logoff, but those come up with an interface that it can
be cancelled with. Any other ideas?

:

Try

cmd /k defrag c: -f

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
I am looking for a way to incorporate an auto defrag into the
shutdown/logoff via group policy. The command line is:

defrag c: -f
(forces defrag of C:\)

My problem is that when I reboot or logoff, it takes forever. Now
this is not a problem at the end of the day, but during the day I
can't have it.

Is there a way to have the cmd window appear when the script runs so
that I can just close it out if I don't want it to run?

 

[Guest]

oh no. I don't know how to write them that well. I am mid semester in a
begining programming course. I found mostly what I needed to do it online.

Since you have the skills to write programs, why didn't you do that in the
first places.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Sorry that didn't work either, but on a lighter note, I found something
that does work. I wrote a small program that asks the user if they want
to defrag before shutting down. "No" ends the program and the script is
never ran. Thank you for your help.

I forgot to add that when/if you want defrag c: -f to run, press any key
to continue.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Wesley Vogel <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
You might try using pause on the first line.

pause
defrag c: -f

Pause suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .

While the command window is open waiting for a key to be pressed it can
be closed with the Close [X].

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Thank you, but this didn't work. It just sits at the "Running Logoff
Scripts" until the defrag is done running. I also have these do system
backups in the logoff, but those come up with an interface that it can
be cancelled with. Any other ideas?

:

Try

cmd /k defrag c: -f

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
I am looking for a way to incorporate an auto defrag into the
shutdown/logoff via group policy. The command line is:

defrag c: -f
(forces defrag of C:\)

My problem is that when I reboot or logoff, it takes forever. Now
this is not a problem at the end of the day, but during the day I
can't have it.

Is there a way to have the cmd window appear when the script runs so
that I can just close it out if I don't want it to run?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Well, you learned something anyway. ;-) Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

oh no. I don't know how to write them that well. I am mid semester in a
begining programming course. I found mostly what I needed to do it online.

Since you have the skills to write programs, why didn't you do that in
the first places.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Sorry that didn't work either, but on a lighter note, I found something
that does work. I wrote a small program that asks the user if they want
to defrag before shutting down. "No" ends the program and the script is
never ran. Thank you for your help.

:

I forgot to add that when/if you want defrag c: -f to run, press any
key to continue.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Wesley Vogel <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
You might try using pause on the first line.

pause
defrag c: -f

Pause suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .

While the command window is open waiting for a key to be pressed it
can be closed with the Close [X].

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Thank you, but this didn't work. It just sits at the "Running Logoff
Scripts" until the defrag is done running. I also have these do
system backups in the logoff, but those come up with an interface
that it can be cancelled with. Any other ideas?

:

Try

cmd /k defrag c: -f

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Phil Buzzette <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
I am looking for a way to incorporate an auto defrag into the
shutdown/logoff via group policy. The command line is:

defrag c: -f
(forces defrag of C:\)

My problem is that when I reboot or logoff, it takes forever. Now
this is not a problem at the end of the day, but during the day I
can't have it.

Is there a way to have the cmd window appear when the script runs
so that I can just close it out if I don't want it to run?