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:: DelHist.bat
::
:: Deletes History files and Recent Documents links (in start menu)
::
:: For the history files: only delete the index.dat files in each subdir
:: because deleting the whole History folder can result in errors (at
:: least Microsoft says!).
:: Still working on this one!
::
:: AUTHOR: Parcifal Aertssen
:: http://www.aqtronix.com

ECHO.
ECHO Removing History files and Recent Documents links, please wait...
ECHO ______________________________________________________________

IF "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" GOTO Windows_NT

:: ***************************************************************
:: *                                                             *
:: *                      Windows 95,98,ME stuff                 *
:: *                                                             *
:: ***************************************************************

:: Delete all History files
DELTREE /Y "%WINDIR%\History\*"
DELTREE /Y "%WINDIR%\Profiles\%USERNAME%\History\*"

:: Remove Recent Documents
DELTREE /Y "%WINDIR%\Recent\*"
DELTREE /Y "%WINDIR%\Profiles\%USERNAME%\Recent\*"

GOTO End


:Windows_NT
:: ***************************************************************
:: *                                                             *
:: *                    windows NT,2000,XP stuff                 *
:: *                                                             *
:: ***************************************************************

:: Delete History Files (index.dat) but not Desktop.ini (hidden)
DEL /a-h-s /s /q /f "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History"

:: Recent Documents except Desktop.ini (hidden)
DEL /a-h-s /s /q /f "%USERPROFILE%\Recent"

GOTO End


:End
ECHO ______________________________________________________________
ECHO Done removing History files and Recent Documents links.
ECHO.