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Delete shortcut off of the desktop

I have a few shortcuts on my desktop that are put there by my login script. The shortcuts bug me, but I don't want to bother IT to remove this from the login script.

Please provide C# code that will allow me to remove the shortcuts to the Recycle Bin and then empty the Recycle Bin.

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GrnEggsAndHam

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Tom Knowlton

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GrnEggsAndHam:

Now I feel really really REALLY dumb.... :)

It really is that easy.

Now....this works fine for ONE of the links.......but what is weird is that the OTHER link....is on my Desktop.....but does not show up in my directory listing of the Desktop (from command.com)

What would cause a link not to show up?

GrnEggsAndHam

are you sure you're looking at the right desktop/profile? what windows version are you using?

Tom Knowlton

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GrnEggs:

It was another Desktop!!!!

I have (it seems) two Desktops that are MERGING...one on my Y: drive and one on my C: drive.....

It's working now, here's the code:

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace DeleteNovatekShortcuts
{
      class Class1
      {
            [STAThread]
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                  File.Delete("Y:\\Desktop\\mcmast~1.url");
                  File.Delete("C:\\docume~1\\alluse~1\\desktop\\allian~1.lnk");
            }
      }
}

Tom Knowlton

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Windows XP Pro is my OS.