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Remove Desktop shortcut with bat file

I use a bat file to place url shorcuts on workstation desktops. i need to remove them from some workstations can i do this with a bat file? here is what i put them out ther with.

xcopy "\\share\ie\CMHC FAQ.url" "%allusersprofile%\desktop\" /d /y
xcopy "\\share\ie\CMHC-SharePoint.url" "%allusersprofile%\desktop\" /d /y
xcopy "\\share\ie\EMR-SharePoint.url" "%allusersprofile%\desktop\" /d /y
xcopy "\\share\ie\EMR Helpdesk.url" "%allusersprofile%\desktop\" /d /y
xcopy "\\share\ie\Lock Workstation.lnk" "%allusersprofile%\desktop\" /d /y

i tried the del and erase but no luck.

thanks,
Le0

cookre

You don't say what the failure was, so we're left guessing:

* files read-only?
* does copying process have rights to delete?
* not found?

adnix

what is the exact command you executed?

anyway try this:
del %allusersprofile%\desktop\"CMHC FAQ.url"
del %allusersprofile%\desktop\"CMHC-SharePoint.url"
del %allusersprofile%\desktop\"EMR-SharePoint.url"
del %allusersprofile%\desktop\"EMR Helpdesk.url"
del %allusersprofile%\desktop\"Lock Workstation.lnk"

lenoza

ASKER

The error I recieve is:
The system cannont find the file specified.

I tried the above syntax with no success. Any suggestions, I am upping the point value because this will save me a ton of hands on works.

Le0

adnix

How about this? (note the position of the double quotes)

del "%allusersprofile%\desktop\CMHC FAQ.url"
del "%allusersprofile%\desktop\CMHC-SharePoint.url"
del "%allusersprofile%\desktop\EMR-SharePoint.url"
del "%allusersprofile%\desktop\EMR Helpdesk.url"
del "%allusersprofile%\desktop\Lock Workstation.lnk"

boutdatyun

Are you sure they are URLs? Most shortcuts are .lnk files, maybe try that?

boutdatyun

Hmm....just noticed that the last one WAS an .lnk...guess that's not it. Sorry.

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lenoza

ASKER

Thanks Alex you duh man