Vista - Delete all *.prf files in a certain directory on multiple computer

I have a text file with one computer name per line.

What I need to do is on every one of those computers, if there are any files
with a .prf extension in
c:\program files\microsoft office\
I need to delete them.

Does anyone have a script that would do this so I don't have to do it
manually on hundreds of computers?

Also, as i'm finding out by doing some of them manually, some of the files
are set to read-only, others aren't.

"Rich" wrote:

Do you want to run this script from one computer and have it delete it from every other computer, or run the script on every machine instead of deleting the files?

"Rich" <richjone@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:322AD91B-5948-46E5-B7B4-5391559DCB9A@newsgroupThe simplest method would be by batch file:
@echo off
set Fld=program files\microsoft office
for /F %%a in (c:\PCs.txt) do echo del /F \\%%a\c$\%Fld%\*.prf 2>nul

Remove the word "echo" in the last line to activate the batch file. Add the
/S switch to the "del" command if you wish to process subdirectories.

I'd just like to run it from my computer, where I'm logged in with an account
that's an admin on all the other machines.

"CrucialHoax" wrote:

Thanks, I will give it a try.

"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

the paths look like they would work, but when i remove the echo, it doesn't
delete anything. do we have to do something special to get it to work with
UNC paths via the command prompt?

"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

Run this slightly modified version from a *Command Prompt*, then report what
you see on the screen.
@echo off
set Fld=program files\microsoft office
for /F %%a in (c:\PCs.txt) do echo del /F \\%%a\c$\%Fld%\*.prf


"Rich" <richjone@newsgroup> wrote in message
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it echos the right paths just as the previous version did, but now when I run
it without the echo, all i get is

The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The network path was not found.



"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

The message means exactly what it says: That your path is incorrect. Try to
type the following command from a Command Prompt for at least one of your
machines, then report both the commands and the result.

set Fld=program files\microsoft office
dir \\xxx\c$\%Fld%\*.prf
dir /s \\xxx\c$\%Fld%\*.prf

Replace "xxx" with the valid NetBIOS name of a PC.

By the way, did you realise that the folder "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office" never contains any .prf files? If you omit the /s switch then you
would get exactly what you currently see . . .

"Rich" <richjone@newsgroup> wrote in message
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