Cleaning up shortcuts

[M_K]

I have been using the cleanup.cmd file quite effectively to cleanup after the program installations, but I can not get rid of the Alcohol 120%.lnk on the desktop.

I always test the code first so i tried without any success:

DEL "%AllUsersprofile%\Desktop\Alcohol 120%.lnk"

but it gives a file not found when tried in a dos window and notes that ...Alcohol 120.lnk could not be found, meaning it does include the % thus giving me a mismatch, does anyone have any advice? Thanks in advance.

[eirogge]

try the following instead:

DEL "%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\Alcohol*.lnk"

this should do it. probably the %-sign is the thing the commandprompt does not want to process.

there are some other ways to get this to work but the use of * should do it too. it's the same problem as with german ä, ö and ü or with the french ç.

[GreenMachine]

DEL "%AllUsersprofile%\Desktop\Alco*.lnk"

[M_K]

ok, sorry about that i just found a solution to it, which i fluked, the original was:

DEL "%AllUsersprofile%\Desktop\Alcohol 120%.lnk", but for dos to recognise a % sign, i did this :

DEL "%AllUsersprofile%\Desktop\Alcohol 120%%.lnk"

with 2 % signs it worked.

[M_K]

thanks guys , i tried them but didnt work

[MHz]

Try this instead.

DEL "%AllUsersprofile%\Desktop\Alcoho~1.lnk"

[mazin]

DEL "%AllUsersprofile%\Desktop\Alcohol 120%%.lnk"

This is the only one that works for me from a CMD!