Thanks for your help guys. The only problem is how do you automate the scandisk process? For example, how do I get Scandisk process to start and close down when it's finished, same applies to disk defragmenting (although that we will addressed when I get my hands on a copy of Diskkeeper), Virus Scanning and Ad-aware scanning.
I thought Task Scheduler just starts the application, but cannot choose for example, requests for information from dialog boxes, etc. Which is why I thought scripting might have been a way forward as having to close down apps, reply to dialog boxes, etc. kinda eliminates the point of the PC doin' it's business why I'm asleep.
Thanks again
Dan