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BarneyBadAss
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[XPPro] Delete files at boot time

I remember a long time ago a file could be created (with a specific name) and you could enter the fully qualified name of the file :\file.name

and when the system booted up it would kill those files up front, but for the life of me I can't recall how it works.

Anyone have the information handy?

Thanks in advance
dave
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dave

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It's actually a registry entry. The Windows API MoveFileEx can create the entry, and session manager actions it pretty early in the life of the system.

What you probably want is a pre-written program to do that call: some sort of delete_later c:\doo\be\doo\de\doo command. I'm sure they're around but I don't know a name of one.
BarneyBadAss
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Dave,

Yeah, that's about the size of it... now if I can only get my hands on this silly toy!

ARGH....

angussf
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