Boot to safe mode from Dos - Page 2

awwall · 03-06-2002, 06:30 PM

Just curios? Have you tried the defrag time in safemode vs normal?

Sounds like you task would be much simpler is you just let Windows load normal.

aw

korgul · 03-06-2002, 06:35 PM

When you disable the virtual and then try and boot into windows you will get all kinds of errors about not enough mem to run the program. By booting into safe mode you do not run into the problem.

korgul

korgul · 03-06-2002, 06:37 PM

Inanis

There jsut has to be a wy to do this. I do not have the time to go to every machine and run this task.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let there be a way

korgul

TOAD6147 · 03-06-2002, 07:36 PM

Can't you write it to load Windows but with minimal drivers and programs like when you run msconfig?

awwall · 03-06-2002, 07:37 PM

Would this work?

Instead of entering windows at all, enter your
"defrag.exe /all /noprompt"
as a line in your batch file. You are supposed to be able to run a windows program from the dos prompt. This could cause defrag to execute with a minimum windows shell.

Just a thought

aw

korgul · 03-06-2002, 08:00 PM

Tried that but when I run it like that I get the error message
This program needs windows to run. or something like that

korgul

WeeGhoti · 03-06-2002, 08:28 PM

Which windows are you trying to do this in ?

korgul · 03-06-2002, 08:30 PM

Win95 and win98

lost · 03-06-2002, 08:51 PM

are these computers on a network and do they have login prompt? because if they do you can have defrag run at boot time using the scheduler that win98 and some win95 systems have. By doing it at boot time when you have login prompt it will defrag before most of the programs load, most programs only load after you login.

korgul · 03-06-2002, 08:55 PM

Thanks lost I will have to look into that.

All of the machines are on a network

korgul