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Subject: defrag in dos

Original Message

Name: nitrolous
Date: August 19, 2006 at 13:22:04 Pacific
Subject: defrag in dos
OS: win me
CPU/Ram: 128

Comment:

Hi, I would like to know what i am doing wrong when i try to defragnent hd in dos.
I typed (Defrag c: /f /sd /skiphigh)
And i got a message saying that this program
runs in windows only or something like that.

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: August 19, 2006 at 14:22:40 Pacific
Subject: defrag in dos

Reply: (edit)

Believe it. A successful DOS defrag of a Windows system would have disastrous results - fortunately for you, the defrag executable is a Windows program, and cannot be run from DOS
Saying that XP is the most stable MS OS is like saying that asparagus is the most articulate vegetable

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Response Number 2

Name: Derek
Date: August 19, 2006 at 15:04:47 Pacific
Subject: defrag in dos

Reply: (edit)

If you are trying to defrag without too many Windows programs getting in the way try it in Safe Mode.
DerekW

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Response Number 3

Name: nitrolous
Date: August 19, 2006 at 16:22:50 Pacific
Subject: defrag in dos

Reply: (edit)

ok thx

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