Use JETPACK.EXE to Compact a WINS or DHCP Database
  
PSS ID Number: Q119916
Article last modified on 10-21-1994
 
3.50
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 includes a utility that can be used
to compact a WINS or DHCP database. This utility is called JETPACK.EXE and
is located in the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 subdirectory.
 
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The syntax for JETPACK.EXE is:
 
   JETPACK COMPACT <DATABASE NAME> <TEMP DATABASE NAME>
 
To compact the WINS database:
 
   CD %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\WINS
    NET STOP WINS
    JETPACK WINS.MDB TMP.MDB
    NET START WINS
 
To compact the DHCP database:
 
   CD %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DHCP
    NET STOP DHCPSERVER
    JETPACK DHCP.MDB TMP.MDB
    NET START DHCPSERVER
 
In the examples above, TMP.MDB is a temporary database that is used by
JETPACK.EXE. WINS.MDB is the WINS database. DHCP.MDB is the DHCP database.
 
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 JET access database
KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubCategory: ntutil
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.
