Delete links

[Alpheratz13]

Evening,

I have already ask this question, but it's seems i didn't give right topic.

My question how i delete 1 or more links from the lauch bar (quick Lauch).

Thanks for your replay

Irving

[Alpheratz13]

Hmmmm,

I ask it fews times in differents posts, but no answer, is it so hard to know the commande to delete an link from the Quivk Lauch???

Thanks anyway

Irving

[CoffeeFiend]

Look into:

C:\Documents and Settings\whatever_user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

as for deleting them, a good old DEL command works nicely.

[Zilevoli]

First you have to know the path in which you want to delete files from. See the batch variable DEL_PATH

Second you need to know the name of the file. In my example I want to delete the quick launch link to PSPad. Its link name happens to be PSPad.lnk. See batch variable DEL_PROG

** NOTE **

If you wish to remove all links do not set DEL_PROG to *.* ... instead set it to *.lnk ... *.* will produce a Y/N prompt window (defeats purpose of unattended installing) cause of the Show Desktop quick launch.

** END NOTE **

Third combine the two within Quotes as seen below the batch comment DELETE LINE

@ECHO OFF

::DEL_PATH points to the directory where you want to delete files
SET DEL_PATH=C:\Documents and Settings\Schrys\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\

::DEL_PROG defines what the files name is
::         in this example I want to remove the PSPad Quick Lanuch link 
SET DEL_PROG=PSPad.lnk

ECHO Deleleting file %DEL_PROG%
ECHO From the path %DEL_PATH%

::DELETE LINE
DEL "%DEL_PATH%%DEL_PROG%"

Hope this is what you were looking for

[CoffeeFiend]

Or you could simply do:

Del /y "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\PSPad.lnk"

Works just as well... Preferences I guess. I'd rather not use variables myself.

[Alpheratz13]

Thanks guys, i will look tommorrow, it's late over here, i let you know more tommorrow..

Thanks alots for your help

Irving

[Jito463]

Or you could simply do:

Del /y "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\PSPad.lnk"

I'd rather not use variables myself.

Sorry, I couldn't resist

[CoffeeFiend]

That's not the point... What I meant was creating 2 user variables to delete a simple link, which can be neatly done in a single line of code, nothing to do with system created variables.

I mean, is it supposed to be even remotely funny or an I missing something?

[Jito463]

Meh, it just struck me as funny. No harm meant.

[Alpheratz13]

Thanks guys for your help.

Here is what i did and works great

@Jito463

Del /y "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\PSPad.lnk"

Didn't works for me, btw del /y don't exist anymore i have ask del /? and not /y, so i take /a

I used this way,

DEL /a "C:\Documents and Settings\Irving\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Tag&Rename.lnk"

That's all

Thanks again

Irving

Edited October 11, 2004 by Alpheratz13

[Jito463]

A) I was quoting Crahak. That wasn't my post

B) I use /Q.

[CoffeeFiend]

And it was from (bad) memory.

DEL /Q "%AppDate%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Tag&Rename.lnk"

Would work, no matter what user name and looks cleaner to me. I bet if you try it, it'll work.

[Alpheratz13]

Morning,

@crahak

Thanks for your help but it's dont works

You think is right commande as %AppData% ??

It's work on your Unattend install?

In the mean time i use this :

DEL /a "C:\Documents and Settings\Irving\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Tag&Rename.lnk"

That's works fine

Anyway, i am gladfull for yours help and thanks Jito463.

You two

Irving

[CoffeeFiend]

%AppData% (and many others) all work fine. open a dos window and type "set" (w/o quotes, and press enter). You'll see what it refers to (and many others)