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Old 02-21-2002, 05:45 PM   #1
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Hey HAL, tell me how.........................please?

I have a game server that runs 24/7.
As its not here at home I would like to know if you can tell me how to automate a group of programs such as scandisk, defrag, reboot, and start the game server program all done at say like 5am?? huh huh??? will ya huh???
Oh you great computer god of the vast northlands....

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It runs ME.
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Old 02-21-2002, 09:42 PM   #2
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You should be able to do all of it in Control Panel under "Scheduled Tasks". I suggest performing each function to see how long it's going to take, then make yourself a chart to arrange a time for each function so when you are going through task scheduler, you know exactly what you have going on and at what time. Here is what my remaining WinME machine does all night;
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