Basic DOS Question

[ut1205]

I've written a little "bat" file to install a program on a Lan. I want to include an "uninstall" program but I can't remember the DOS command. I want to delete the folder, files, subfolders, and subfiles from "C:\Progra~1\xxxxxxxx". I used the xcopy *.* to put them there but what is the command to delete them? Thanks in advance.

[erucader]

its deltree

y ru using dos anyways?

[ut1205]

Thanks for the reply. I'm using DOS because I learned it in the early 1980's and I don't know what else to use. Any comments or suggestions to bring me into the 21st Century would be appreciated. Thanks again!

[erucader]

hm...i have to admit that dos is easy to use, but its becoming extinct with xp now. i have an programs that makes installers for you... clickteam ...i think that was it, if youre just making that. aside from that, i do admit the newer languages are killer. im trying to learn visual basic but its way over my head.

[ut1205]

The install DOS bat. file that I wrote works in win95,98,me and limited win2k (can't do quicklaunch). I have no experience with XP. Does XP support DOS at all?

[erucader]

ok, i thought dos programs dont work in xp, now im not sure. i tested a simple batch file and it works. however i have had lots of trouble installing older programs on this computer

[Felix]

while Win 95 / 98 / ME has its roots in DOS, a DOS program run within Win 9x is executed in a true, genuine DOS environment.

while Win NT4, 2K, XP have no DOS roots, they only support a DOS emulator, but no true genuine DOS environment. Hence most DOS programs will run within Win NT4 / 2K / XP, while some DOS programs may fail, specially if some DOS tricks are used, such as redirecting LAN printers using DOS commands and such...

Does a particular DOS program run within Win NT et al? - Don't know, give it a try to find out. The answer is probably yes.

Hope this helps clarify things.
Felix