Need to delete profiles from XP Pro!

[Bradman]

I have some systems we use in a classroom at work and we need to every so often delete the student profiles. I understand how to delete a single directory but how would you do it without deleting the All User, Administrator or any other account you wanted to keep? ( I am fairly new to this so I don't have alot of knowlege).

TY

[Bradman]

I have some systems we use in a classroom at work and we need to every so often delete the student profiles. I understand how to delete a single directory but how would you do it without deleting the All User, Administrator or any other account you wanted to keep? ( I am fairly new to this so I don't have alot of knowlege).

TY

I have gotten this far, but not sure what to do from here?

Run('explorer /select, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users'); This would show the folders!

DirRemove("C:\Documents and Settings", 1) ; This would delete all the sub-folders and files ! How would you search and keep only the directories you want?

[Psibernetic]

Using Command Prompt, this command works

Net User $UserName \delete

that would delete the user $UserName's profile

so to add that to auto it look up the RunWait function in the helpfile

Edited January 24, 2007 by Psibernetic

[chiners_68]

for deleting profiles you want to use Delprof.exe from microsoft. it basically will renmove all profiles bar the lofgged in account & alluser & default user profiles. you can also set it to only delete profiles older than a specified no. of days. if there is profiles you need to keep that i have not mentioned then you have to hide them before running Delprof.exe.

i have written a little cleanup script for PC's & removing the profiles is part of that.

;*******************************************************************************

;Remove User Profiles

;*******************************************************************************

Run("\\server\Software\OS\Windows XP\DelProf\Delprof.exe")

winwait("\\server\Software\OS\Windows XP\DelProf\Delprof.exe")

Send("y")

Send("{ENTER}")

winwaitclose("\\server\Software\OS\Windows XP\DelProf\Delprof.exe")

[Psibernetic]

incase you wish to take Chiners method, here is a link so u can download DelProf.exe considering it isn't shipped with XP

DelProf.exe is here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Documentation is here: http://webtools.live2support.com/windows/delprof.php

[ptrex]

@Psibernetic

Maybe this can get you going. Use it on you own risk !!

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#include <date.au3>


$strComputer = "." 
$today = _NowDate () 

Const $ForAppending = 8 

 $objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:" _ 
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & $strComputer 
& "\root\cimv2") 
 $colSubfolders = $objWMIService.ExecQuery _ 
    ("ASSOCIATORS $OF {Win32_Directory.Name=;C:\Documents and Settings;} " _ 
        & "WHERE AssocClass = Win32_Subdirectory " _ 
            & "ResultRole = PartComponent") 
;                               & 
 $objfso = ObjCreate("Scripting.Filesystemobject") 
 $objFile = $objfso.OpenTextFile("C:\profilelog.txt", 
$ForAppending) 

    $objFile.writeline ("Computer Name: " & $strComputer )
    $objFile.writeline ("   " )
For $objFolder in $colSubfolders 
$lastm=_DateDiff("d",WMIDateStringTODate 
($objFolder.LastModified),$today) 
  $objFile.WriteLine ("The Profile: " & $objFolder.name & " )
$was $last $accessed: " & $lastm &" $days ago" 

    $proname=$objFolder.name 
    $res=IsNumber(StringRight($proname,5)) 

    If $res = 1  Then 
                $objFile.WriteLine ( "Profile is a studentes" )
         If $lastm > 365 Then 

                $objFile.WriteLine ( $objFolder.name & " is )
$older $the 1 year $it $will $be $deleted " 
;               $objFolder.Delete 
        EndIf 
    EndIf 

 $objFile.writeline ("   " )
Next 

Consolewrite("All Profiles Checked" )
$objFile.Close ()


Func WMIDateStringToDate($dtmDate) 
    Local $Return
    $Return = CDate(StringMid($dtmDate, 5, 2) & "/" & _ 
         StringMid($dtmDate, 7, 2) & "/" & StringLeft($dtmDate, 4) & " ") 
    Return $Return
EndFunc

regards,

ptrex

Edited January 24, 2007 by ptrex

[Bradman]

Hey everyone, thank you for the reply! I will give it a shot.

Thanks,

Bradman

[Bradman]

Hey, I have tried to get the DELPROF from Microsoft to run remotely, and I am not sure what I have been doing wrong!

Here is what I have so far.

My goal is to read from a text file that has the computer names on it.

I need the script to read from the first line and turn that comp name into a variable to be put in the remote path soforth with each additional line.

I need the script to try and run each computer name and have some kind of error control.

Here is what I have so far. All I get is the message box that pops and says the script did not run. I think my syntax is messed up and i am not quite sure how to read from a file AND convert to a variable. Any help or sugestions would be nice.

$g_szVersion = "My Script 1.1"

If WinExists($g_szVersion) Then Exit

AutoItWinSetTitle($g_szVersion)

Opt("WinWaitDelay",100)

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)

Opt("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

Opt("MouseCoordMode",0)

Opt("RunErrorsFatal", 0)

HotKeySet("^!x", "MyExit")

RunAsSet("administrator", @ComputerName, "password")

Run(@COMSPEC & " /c Start c:\delprof /p /c:\\computername")

Run("delprof.exe /p /c:\\computername", "",@SW_MAXIMIZE)

If @error Then MsgBox(16, 'WARNING', 'DELPROF.EXE DID NOT RUN!',5)

RunAsSet()

Func MyExit()

Exit

EndFunc

I am not sure of the syntax for the run! I plan on recording the windows so I can set delays and create a log function. I figured out how to make a log file by using IF WinExists Then.....

Thanks to everyone for the help!

From

Bradman the NOOB!

[Bradman]

Maybe I am not clear on what I need. I have 21 systems in a classroom environment. I need to periodically delete all the user profiles. I want to do this remotely from one machine. I want to have the script do the following:

1. Log onto each machine to run the Delete Profile from Microsoft. I am having problems with the proper syntax for the network path thats why you see 3 different Run statements in the pervious post.

2. The script needs to read the PC name from a TXT file and write the name in the network path. I know how to open a file and write but not how to read and pass the info off to the network path.

3. I can figure out the basic logging function. I will use the (If WinExists Then Open File Write ) functions to write to a txt file.

4. I am also not familiar with the Loop Until function. This would be nice if the machine is slow to respond.

I do not need some one to write the script for me I just need good examples on how to do certain things. I just want to say I see allot of very talented people here that really know how to script and I know that one day I will have the skills to help others here on the Forums. I just started a little over a month ago and I have learned so much. I want to thank those that take their time here on the Forums to help others.

[Bradman]

Here is the Command options for DELPROF. I am still having problems with the syntax. I am not sure if it is from the network/security side or if I just messed up the script.

DELPROF

Delete NT user profiles.

Syntax

DELPROF [options]

Key

/Q Quiet, no confirmation.

/I Ignore errors and continue deleting.

/P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each profile.

/C:\\computer_name

Delete profiles on a remote computer.

/D:Number_of_days

Only delete profiles that have been inactive for

'X' Number of days (or greater)

/R Delete roaming profile cache only ##