XP has GPEDIT.MSC, which can set a policy to use a "Logon Script" of your
own creation. Knowing the path to the files, there a numerous ways to delete
them.
--delete.bat--
del <PathToFiles>\*.* /q
--end file--
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"jatman" <jatman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B54640AE-6436-41C8-99C6-B519C021503A@microsoft.com...
> good afternoon,
>
> is it possible to write a small batch file that will delete the contents
> of
> a folder when a user logs onto xp.
>
> normally i would write a macro in word to do this, but i am experiencing
> difficulties and have opted to just delete the contents of the folder when
> a
> user logs on.
>
> the files would be temporary files that need to be saved properly (for
> file
> name and subject lines) before they can be emailed out by Outlook. users
> always forget to clean up the folder so sometimes there could be sensitive
> information in the folder.
>
> any suggestions on where to start would be appreaciated,
>
> jat
>