deleting unregistered dll files (like shellextensions)

devild · 18th May 2001, 04:54

i've noticed that a shell extension that has been used cannot be deleted until after windows reboots, how would i get around this, or que the shell extension dll (file) in windows so that it can be deleted the next time windows reboots, and of course the folder it was in (since i want a nice clean uninstall)

yazno · 18th May 2001, 05:21

hi,

the commands you have to use are 'Delete' (with the flag /REBOOTOK) and/or 'RMDir'.

e.g.:
Delete /REBOOTOK whatever.dll
RMDir whatever_dir

cu yzo

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18th May 2001, 04:54	#1
devild Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 1	i've noticed that a shell extension that has been used cannot be deleted until after windows reboots, how would i get around this, or que the shell extension dll (file) in windows so that it can be deleted the next time windows reboots, and of course the folder it was in (since i want a nice clean uninstall)

18th May 2001, 05:21	#2
yazno Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 92	hi, the commands you have to use are 'Delete' (with the flag /REBOOTOK) and/or 'RMDir'. e.g.: Delete /REBOOTOK whatever.dll RMDir whatever_dir cu yzo