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Defrag in DOS
Name: UofGa Date: January 8, 2003 at 15:35:24 Pacific OS: Windows 98 SE CPU/Ram: Intel Celeron 433 Mhz 256
Comment:
I was told its possible to defrag in dos.When i boot to dos the c prompt i type in defrag i get a message this requires Microsoft Windows.I was told by someone that knows computers that you can do it in dos but how?I do have Windows 98SE.ver4.10.2222
Name: JackG Date: January 8, 2003 at 16:02:19 Pacific
Reply:
I is possible to DEFRAG from DOS boot, but you need a DOS defrag program that can handle FAT32. These cost $ and are hard to find.
Best to DEFRAG from SAFE MODE.
Or use the defrag in the Nortons utilities.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: January 8, 2003 at 20:52:36 Pacific
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In a windows o/s machine it is best to use defrag etc. that come with windows.
In a strictly dos machine, you have to use the defrag that came with dos itself. I think it was only available from version 6.??.
Good luck - keep us posted.
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Response Number 3
Name: jboy Date: January 9, 2003 at 01:21:00 Pacific
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When upgrading DOS6xx to Win95, the old defrag & scandisk are renamed as part of the install because they can't be safely used under the new OS - for one thing, LFNs aren't supported.
Why does someone always have 'a friend' that tells them things are possible, but can't seem to explain how ;)
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Response Number 4
Name: richard Date: January 13, 2003 at 01:44:22 Pacific
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Hi, I suggest you get your hand on nortan speed disk for dos.. Its a great utility.
Summary: The short answer is no and for Godsakes, don't try using a DOS defragmentor; it will truncate all of your long file names. If you are thinking of using defrag in DOS because it is taking forever in Wi...
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