Schedule defrag for off hours
The Disk Defragmenter in Windows 2000 rearranges the data on the system’s hard disk so that files are in contiguous clusters, improving performance and making available larger blocks of free space on the disk.
Unfortunately, the version of Disk Defragmenter included with Windows 2000 doesn’t support command-line switches that would otherwise enable you to use the at or winat commands from the Windows 2000 Resource Kit to schedule a defragmentation operation for off hours.
To automate the process, you can obtain a third-party defragmentation tool that supports scheduling or use a third-party scripting utility to create a script that executes the Windows 2000 Disk Defragmenter. If using the latter option, you can use the Scheduled Tasks folder in Windows 2000 (choose Start → Programs → Accessories → System Tools → Scheduled Tasks) or the at command to schedule the script.
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