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I don't have a 2000 machine to test on, but the &quot;IF EXIST&quot; batch command works on 2K3 &amp;&nbsp;XP:<br />
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IF EXIST C:\Windows \\server1\uninstallfromwin<wbr />dows.exe<br />
IF EXIST C:\Winnt \\server1\uninstallfromwin<wbr />nt.exe<br />
...etc.
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I don't have a 2000 machine to test on, but the "IF EXIST" batch command works on 2K3 & XP:

IF EXIST C:\Windows \\server1\uninstallfromwindows.exe
IF EXIST C:\Winnt \\server1\uninstallfromwinnt.exe
...etc.

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It works in 2000 - and I believe NT4 as well. &nbsp;Possibly even 9x.
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It works in 2000 - and I believe NT4 as well.  Possibly even 9x.

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Thank you...That was exactly what I was looking for...much appreciation.
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Thank you...That was exactly what I was looking for...much appreciation.

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Windows 2003 Server, Win 2000 and XP clients<br />
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I need to create a login script that silently uninstalls an antivirus program.<br />
I already have the commands necessary to uninstall the program, however the program I need to uninstall may resides in one of two different directories depending on what version the user had at the time of install.<br />
So the problem I have is how to write the script so that it works like this:<br />
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If this directory exists run this command<br />
else run this other command<br />
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Thank you.<br />
Jeremy Leigh
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Windows 2003 Server, Win 2000 and XP clients

I need to create a login script that silently uninstalls an antivirus program.
I already have the commands necessary to uninstall the program, however the program I need to uninstall may resides in one of two different directories depending on what version the user had at the time of install.
So the problem I have is how to write the script so that it works like this:

If this directory exists run this command
else run this other command

Thank you.
Jeremy Leigh

Scripting a login script for the possiblilty of different directories

A scripting language is a programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator. Scripting languages are often interpreted (rather than compiled). Primitives are usually the elementary tasks or API calls, and the language allows them to be combined into more complex programs. Environments that can be automated through scripting include software applications, web pages within a web browser, the shells of operating systems (OS), embedded systems, as well as numerous games. A scripting language can be viewed as a domain-specific language for a particular environment; in the case of scripting an application, this is also known as an extension language.

Scripting Languages

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.

Windows Batch

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).