Remove Downloaded Program Files

[agmorgan]

I have created several versions of an ActiveX control and ended up with lots of unecessary files in the Downloaded Program Files folder.
I can just right click and remove them on my PC but I want to provide something for computer illeterates who might have them as well.

All of my files in the folder start with 'AGM5_'
Is there a way to automatically go through and remove all files in that folder beginning with 'AGM5_'?

Im not sure if I can just delete the files because
a) Right Click, Remove might be unregistering them
b) I think that there are more files in the folder than is visible through Windows


Giving a set of instructions would be a last resort as it is a bit fiddly and doesn't look smooth and professional.
Maybe a batch file or something?

[dglienna]

you can use the command KILL AGMS*.* to delete files, or else SHELL "del agms*.*", but shell may need another parm.

deleting them doesn't unregister them, because when they are installed and registered, they are copied into windows\system32, so they will be accessible.

[Deepak Sakpal]

before deleting ocx/dll files you should unregister them like

Shell "regsvr32 /u C:\WINNT\system32\MSINET.OCX"

[dglienna]

he doesn't want to delete them, just the copies that started out in the temp directory.

[Deepak Sakpal]

I can just right click and remove them on my PC but I want to provide something for computer illeterates who might have them as well.

what that means

[chemicalNova]

He means he can delete them by himself, but he wants to create a program for people who don't know how to delete them (people who are new to computers).

Phreak

[agmorgan]

Its always nice to post something before going to bed and have lots of solutions when you wake up

I'll try putting together a combination of unregister and kill commands.

I forgot that some PCs have the Dir WINNT.
Is there a 'proper' way for determining the location of Download Program Files?
(rather than a few If statements)

Is it a system folder? I'll check my API guide when I get to work.

Thanks for all the replies