Dos command to run windows??

[lukeg]

After restarting in msdos mode I type "scandisk"(no quotation marks)to get a visual of the fragmentation state of my C: drive,I am concerned that some clusters are used at last block of clusters at end of drive (C:drive is-half full!).
My question is what do I type after the command prompt to get windows running again,I have been rebooting at this point to return to windows as I don`t know what to type.

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[jevans]

type "WIN" (minus quotes)

[davidgsmith]

Hey lukeg
If you are running Win 9x, and have restarted in MS-DOS mode. You will need to type 'exit' then press [enter] to return to Windows.

Good Luck,
Dave

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[Paleo Pete]

Check the properties map in scandisk, it will tell you which color block is "clusters that will not be moved". SOmetimes you'll have used clusters at the end of the drive that won't be moved. Nothing to worry about.

You can also use Ctrl+Alt+Del to fully restart the machine from DOS mode. From true DOS, win will work, but I never use Restart in MS-DOS mode, I use the boot menu and Command Prompt Only, so win works, but can't remember which of the commands posted above works when restarting in MS DOS.
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[This message has been edited by Paleo Pete (edited 08-11-2000).]

[lukeg]

So it appears that their is a difference between MSDOS & DOS and I should use the Cntrl/Alt/Dlt method to exit to DOS and then type scandisk and to get back to Windows type win .
I looked at the Map/Legend while Defragmenting and scrolled down to see if their are any (red coloured squares)immovable clusters and there are none,so I do not understand why the visual displayed in Scandisk run from MSDOS mode shows used clusters at end of drive even after defrag and checking if any there-none! (one is wrong)I am running Windows98se,I shall try the exit command to restore windows from the MSDOS mode (nothing to lose from trying) rebooting always gets me there if it does not work.I will scandisk in true DOS mode;thanks for the help(both posters).

[This message has been edited by lukeg (edited 08-12-2000).]

[Vernon Frazee]

After using Start|Shut Down|Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode?, use the exit command to return to Windows.

[jdorzweiler]

If you are running Windows 9x and have shut down the computer to run in DOS mode type in
win. If you are running DOS within Windows, type exit.

[Eeyore]

Scandisk does not reorganize the drive. It on marks Bad areas, repairs crosslinked files and recovers lost clusters.

Defrag which must be run in Windows (95 and up) pulls up a menu to select the drive to work on. the next screen has the option Advanced. On that menu select Full Drefragmentation. This forces Defrag to reorganize the drive even if Defrag doesn't think it necessary.

DOS 6.22 and below have this capability at DOS. Norton Utilities and others have both DOS and Windows programs for this. Norton calls their's Speed Disk and was included as Defrag on DOS 6.x (adopted by Microsoft).
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[Vernon Frazee]

How about an icon that when double-clicked will: While displaying the details view, DEFRAGment all files and free space on all local non-removable drives in totally unattended mode.
[list=1][*] Copy & Paste the following three lines into a file named DefragAll.bat and store it in the C:\WINDOWS folder.
 
   @echo off
   defrag /all /f /detailed /noprompt
   exit
 
Here's what each of those four defrag parameters do:
 
/all = Defragment all local, non-removable drives
/f = Defragment files and free space
/detailed = Display the Show Details view
/noprompt = Unattended mode; do not stop and display confirmation messages
 
Note: Even more of these parameters are available and briefly explained on this Microsoft KB page: Windows 95 Defrag.exe Command-Line Parameters
 [*] Right-click any blank space on the Windows Desktop and select New then Shortcut. Type in:
 
   c:\windows\defragall.bat
 
and click Next, Next again, and then Finish.
 [*] Right-click the DefragAll.bat icon and select Properties. Click the Program tab, then the little box next to "Close on exit" (a checkmark will appear). Click Apply then Ok to save your change.[/list=a]
That's it. Next time you want to DEFRAG, (once a week or so is good for most), simply double-click your new DefragAll.bat icon and walk away.

[davidgsmith]

Hey Vern,
Any problems with using DEFRAGALL.BAT on Windows 98SE ?

Dave




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[Vernon Frazee]

Don't have a system running Win98 SE handy at the moment but if I did I wouldn't hesitate to try it.

[lukeg]

Thankyou all for your replies esp the detailed .bat file suggestion,I have not used it though,because 3days ago I reintalled W98se on a clean HD and now scandisk does not show any Immovable cluters sitting all alone on my 1.3GB HD with 326MB of data on it.I would like to clarify that scandisk(DOS Mode) showed them as not damaged and the defrag visual would not allow me to scroll to the last mm(0.03/inch)of the page.Also exit or win at DOS prompt works (the first restarts the second starts Windows)

[lukeg]

Originally posted by lukeg:
Thankyou all for your replies esp the detailed .bat file suggestion,I have not used it though,because 3days ago I reintalled W98se on a clean HD and now scandisk does not show any Immovable clusters sitting all alone right in the last block of clusters (after a normal defrag DOS scandisk thorough ie check HD for damaged clusters).I would like to clarify that scandisk(DOS Mode) showed them as not damaged and the defrag visual would not allow me to scroll to the last mm(0.03/inch)of the page.Also exit or win at DOS prompt works (the first restarts the second starts Windows)

[vv]

Defrag Favorite should move the clusters together nicely.