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Post #69,630 by drewk 12/18/02 12:04:09 PM Reply	How we did it Since we just could not convince people to leave their systems on overnight, we added it to the login script to fire once a month, just after end-of-month billing should be completed. Yes, it made the boot sequence ridiculously long, but since they wouldn't leave the systems on like we asked them to ... === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #69,661 by kmself 12/18/02 2:26:37 PM Reply	Suggestion Schedule defrags, set a flag. Once a month at boot, check modify\r\ntime on the flag. If it's < 1 month, then no defrag. If > 1 month, the\r\nuser suffers through a long boot. \r\n\r\n Cooperators (those who leave their systems on) are rewarded.\r\nDefectors (those who turn off systems) are punished. Eventually, clue\r\nmay sink in. Or it may not. But a set of your users are no longer\r\npissed off. \r\n --\r\n Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com]\r\n [link\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?\r\n [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/\|TWikIWETHEY] -- an experiment in collective intelligence. Stupidity. Whatever.\r\n \r\n Keep software free. Oppose the CBDTPA. Kill S.2048 dead.\r\n[link\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html]\r\n
Post #69,664 by Silverlock 12/18/02 2:35:59 PM Reply	Do it on every boot That way it's only a long boot the first time. My system is set up this way and it only adds about 5 seconds to my boot. Why should we ask our military to die for cheap oil when the rest of us aren't even being asked to get better mileage? -[link\|http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14107\|Molly Ivins]
Post #69,677 by drewk 12/18/02 3:01:51 PM Reply	Except ... For the people who leave their systems on all the time. I haven't booted in ... hmm, can't even remember when the last time was. Oh, you mean schedule it for off hours and check for the flag at every boot. Got it. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #69,678 by Silverlock 12/18/02 3:06:13 PM Reply	Yeah, that's it. Uhmm, exactly, err, what you said. Why should we ask our military to die for cheap oil when the rest of us aren't even being asked to get better mileage? -[link\|http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14107\|Molly Ivins]

Group Policy to roll out scheduled events? - (inthane-chan) - (8) - Dec. 18, 2002, 11:28:46 AM EST

How we did it - (drewk) - (4) - Dec. 18, 2002, 12:04:09 PM EST

Suggestion - (kmself) - (3) - Dec. 18, 2002, 02:26:37 PM EST

Do it on every boot - (Silverlock) - (2) - Dec. 18, 2002, 02:35:59 PM EST

Except ... - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 18, 2002, 03:01:51 PM EST

Yeah, that's it. - (Silverlock) - Dec. 18, 2002, 03:06:13 PM EST

Defragging Almost Useless - (deSitter) - (2) - Dec. 18, 2002, 12:34:03 PM EST

Well, yeah, I could do it that way... - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Dec. 18, 2002, 12:58:02 PM EST

Some other ideas. - (static) - Dec. 18, 2002, 06:50:52 PM EST

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