My question is in the topic
i dont know how to make scripts and i'm making scripts with ScriptWriter
can i delete a shortcut from desktop with autoit if the installer doesnt have a choice for that and creates them without asking? d**n i hate that!
and if i can how to do it?
i was thinking something like DelShortcut("C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\shortcut name")
will that one work?
and can you tell me whats the extension of shortcuts? is it .ink?
please help me if someone knows it
i have searched for that and didnt find nothing

well i dont really know what your talking about...
but extension for shortcuts is .lnk not .ink

for single user and all users, respectively

Thanks a lot mrshark!
You are my hero!
d**m... i'm searching for that about 5-6 hours...!

that didnt work...
thanks anyway for your reply
i will continue my searching
and if i find how to do it i will post it here
(if anyone cares for that)

In AutoIT, I believe that something along these lines will do it.and /orIn batch type language you would require something like thisand /or

ehm, my fault... i have UnixUtils installed ( http://unxutils.sourceforge.net ), because i use linux too, and i like to have my commands and scripts also in windows... the right commands for a pure windows command shell are those in the Yzöwl post, the last two... sorry :-(
BTW, install UnixUtils, they are great and useful :-)

Thanks a lot Yzöwl!
This one worked!
I have searching in the google all day yesterday...
You saved me!
Thank you!!!

@mrshark np m8 no need to apologize
you just made a little mistake
but you reply to me and i thank you for that

just a suggestion. its not easier to delete them just using del DOS command than usgin an autoit script?. if you want you can have a cmd file for each setup routine so you're better organized.

i use one cmd file to delete and copy all the shorcuts i want so that my start menu is organized neatly and my desktop is cleaned.

just use DEL PATHTOSHORCUT\shorcut.lnk (you can use system variables as userprofile or alluserprofiles)

its easier for me to add FileDelete("dir\filename") @ the end of the script
but i can use your way for something else!
i'll make one batch file to run @ the end of ALL setups and del all the files in %temp%
thanks for your suggestion, you just gave me a nice idea!

if you use autoit scripts is truth. much easier to add FileDelete at the end.
i use a cmd for making the final steps, deleting files, organizing star menu, cleaning temp dir, disabling zip folders and cabview and many other stuff like this that dont deserve to be put in tweaks or on other smd files i use.

definitively is very useful to delte tons of stuff that are useless at the end of any installation.

well... i had a very nice idea today!
i'm adding ccleaner to install with all the autoit setups that i have made
and in the end i'm autoit running it to auto-remove all the crap!
but i want too, to make a cmd that will organize start menu
but d**n... its trouble to do that
but i'm gona make this cause i like to have my start-programs
without folders, but only with the shortcuts of the progs that i use
its looks very nike like this
and i was thinking maybe... if i copy my start menu/progs to cd
and tell auto it to del the files inisde c:/start menu/all users/progs
and then copy the ones from cd there will that work?
hmmm i can try that on vmware to see if it will work
i'll make an iso with the start/program files, load it on vmware's xp and will try to see if it works
...you're saying now... is he freaked out?!
d**n i love autoit! since i learned it (before 3 days ) and i have stack with it!
and i'm converting all my progs to autoit...
i have spend 2 days for that and i have more to make
wish me luck
thanks for the idea for start menu!
i like it!

hmmm i just find out that i can add only 4 emoticons in each post : (

i make winrar sfx for many things and its very easy.
1) for start menu folder menu structure i keep a folder with all the folders i use (example: Design, system, DVD, Video, Audio)
2) for programs that dont need installer (many freeware apps i use. i always extract them to a folder in program files so i keep another folder like the star menu one with all the freeware so i can update them easily.
3) i have the star menu shorcuts of the freeware apps in the folder mentioned above.
4) to find out wich shorcuts a program install i test them first the use in cleanup.cmd xcopy and del commands to organize my start menu.

and finally, when im about to compile my iso image, i just make sfx archives for the freeware apps (and others that use installer but i found that doesn copy other files outside their installed directory) the start menu structure and everything is neatly organized.

you can use this tips i guess. good luck.

hmmm yeah winrar sfx is nice for that!
i didnt think about that.
thanks for the tip!
i'll try that one.

btw do you know the command for restart?

shutdown.exe -r -f -t 30 -c "To finish installations WPI will now reboot in 30 sec..."

thanks kelsenellenelvian!
i was really needed that one

EDIT
it wasnt working with the -c in the end
cmd saw me the usage of shutdown.exe and -c wasnt there so i removed it and it worked
what is -c doing?

Hmmmm no clue that is just the code I use in WPI.

-c stands for Comment.
-r shuts down and reboot your computer
-f forces the closing of running processes and programs.
-t xx where xx is the time you want to wait before the shutdown sequence is started. must be i seconds. NOTE: i used between 90-120 seconds to be sure everything that i just installed silently and windows are initialized correctly before shutting all down. it all depends on how much do you installed (oh yes, i install a LOT of stuff )

-c "Your Custom Message"
in the syntax it makes the shutdown window display your custom message. your msg cant exceed 127 characters.

hope this covers your question.

oh! yeah that covers me!
so i guess -c "message" is for wpi, not for batch files
but i dont use it cause i dont know it and cant understant how it works
i only use batch and autoit
before that i was using addon cabs (but setup was slow cause it took a lot of time to extract them)
i have 53 progs to install... and i could not find the switches for all of them
but i thing its easier with autoit cause i dont need to search for switches and its faster from cabs
and batch files are very simple to make (for me) so i thing i stack with those 2
now i keep the setups in my second HD and only add the batch file to cd to run them and its a lot faster
anywayz...
thanks a lot for your help guys
you were very helfull

The switches for Shutdown.exe have nothing to do with WPI as shown above. Type Shutdown /? at a cmd prompt to see for yourself.

You may also want to checkout my CMenu program. It has some nice abilities built in for making AutoIt install scripts quickly. Also can identify installers for known switches...

oh ok
got it now thank you
i saw the switchess explanation with the Shutdown /?
so it is as elajua said
i was connfused cause kelsenellenelvian's command was

and i did it in batch like this :

i dint know what -c is and i left it like this
and removed the "To finish installations WPI will now reboot in 30 sec..."
cause when i saw this i thought that it was for WPI
i removed the "message" after -c so thats why it didnt work

btw i had found cmenu yesterday and i like it
i am using autoit, scite and cmenu
very handy progs
i'm finishing the scripts on the fly with them!
i did try PEID with my progs but it can find switches for all of them
and i searched in the forums for switches but still can find them all
so i guess autoit is the answer (for me)