How to defrag hard drive for non-admins
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From: GreyWolf on 5 Apr 2010 14:10 I am trying figure to setup a process to defrag the local C: drive on a computer in a domain enviroment. We are running Windows XP. I have tried to setup a scheduled task but I am having problems with it getting it to run under non-administrative accounts. I would like to set this up and include it in our syspreped image for future computers. Any help would be appreciated. GC
From: Shenan Stanley on 6 Apr 2010 14:56 GreyWolf wrote: > I am trying figure to setup a process to defrag the local C: drive > on a computer in a domain enviroment. We are running Windows XP. > I have tried to setup a scheduled task but I am having problems > with it getting it to run under non-administrative accounts. I > would like to set this up and include it in our syspreped image for > future computers. Any help would be appreciated. Why are you trying to setup the defragmentation scheduled task under a non-administrative account? Just set a scheduled task under an administrative account - you don't have to be logged on to run a scheduled defragmentation. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: GreyWolf on 7 Apr 2010 08:28 Ok then I was doing correctly. Logon with a local admin account set the task up and even though it does not show up under a non-admin account logon it still runs. Correct? The reason I am stating this is I was told by a co-worker that I was wrong "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > GreyWolf wrote: > > I am trying figure to setup a process to defrag the local C: drive > > on a computer in a domain enviroment. We are running Windows XP. > > I have tried to setup a scheduled task but I am having problems > > with it getting it to run under non-administrative accounts. I > > would like to set this up and include it in our syspreped image for > > future computers. Any help would be appreciated. > > Why are you trying to setup the defragmentation scheduled task under a > non-administrative account? Just set a scheduled task under an > administrative account - you don't have to be logged on to run a scheduled > defragmentation. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > . >
From: Shenan Stanley on 7 Apr 2010 09:20 GreyWolf wrote: > I am trying figure to setup a process to defrag the local C: drive > on a computer in a domain enviroment. We are running Windows XP. > I have tried to setup a scheduled task but I am having problems > with it getting it to run under non-administrative accounts. I > would like to set this up and include it in our syspreped image for > future computers. Any help would be appreciated. Shenan Stanley wrote: > Why are you trying to setup the defragmentation scheduled task > under a non-administrative account? Just set a scheduled task > under an administrative account - you don't have to be logged on to > run a scheduled defragmentation. GreyWolf wrote: > Ok then I was doing correctly. Logon with a local admin account > set the task up and even though it does not show up under a > non-admin account logon it still runs. Correct? The reason I am > stating this is I was told by a co-worker that I was wrong I don't know what you are using for your command line in the scheduled task, but I am assuming you are setting it up to run whether or not you are logged on and you are specifying the credentials and/or setting it up as SYSTEM. You can have it log the results (in a way): defrag %systemdrive% -f >> %systemdrive%\defrag.log If the above is your command line in the scheduled task (with credentials you manually set to an administrative level user and/or SYSTEM account...) then some time after it runs you should find the output of the command in the root of the system drive of the machine, starting with something like: "Windows Disk Defragmenter Copyright (c) 2001 Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International, Inc. Analysis Report" The log file should quiet the co-worker and ease your fears of being incorrect. With a list of machines, adminstrative rights and a batch script you could setup the scheduled task pretty simply on all the machines you want remotely, as SYSTEM if you like. A little more effort (a share where everyone can write, etc) you could even have them logging to a central location. With a little more - heck - they could log it and email to you, everytime it ran, the resulting log file. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: GreyWolf on 7 Apr 2010 10:17 I do appreciate the time you have taken in helping me with this. I have done what you have sugguested prior to your posting earlier this morning when I looking at the details of the defrag command and sent the log file and how to do it to my co-worker. I hope you have a Blessed day. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > GreyWolf wrote: > > I am trying figure to setup a process to defrag the local C: drive > > on a computer in a domain enviroment. We are running Windows XP. > > I have tried to setup a scheduled task but I am having problems > > with it getting it to run under non-administrative accounts. I > > would like to set this up and include it in our syspreped image for > > future computers. Any help would be appreciated. > > Shenan Stanley wrote: > > Why are you trying to setup the defragmentation scheduled task > > under a non-administrative account? Just set a scheduled task > > under an administrative account - you don't have to be logged on to > > run a scheduled defragmentation. > > GreyWolf wrote: > > Ok then I was doing correctly. Logon with a local admin account > > set the task up and even though it does not show up under a > > non-admin account logon it still runs. Correct? The reason I am > > stating this is I was told by a co-worker that I was wrong > > I don't know what you are using for your command line in the scheduled task, > but I am assuming you are setting it up to run whether or not you are logged > on and you are specifying the credentials and/or setting it up as SYSTEM. > > You can have it log the results (in a way): > > defrag %systemdrive% -f >> %systemdrive%\defrag.log > > If the above is your command line in the scheduled task (with credentials > you manually set to an administrative level user and/or SYSTEM account...) > then some time after it runs you should find the output of the command in > the root of the system drive of the machine, starting with something like: > > "Windows Disk Defragmenter > Copyright (c) 2001 Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International, > Inc. > > Analysis Report" > > The log file should quiet the co-worker and ease your fears of being > incorrect. > > With a list of machines, adminstrative rights and a batch script you could > setup the scheduled task pretty simply on all the machines you want > remotely, as SYSTEM if you like. A little more effort (a share where > everyone can write, etc) you could even have them logging to a central > location. With a little more - heck - they could log it and email to you, > everytime it ran, the resulting log file. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > . >
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