a start, search for for "cookies" finds a cookie is there
at I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies

a search with start, programs, assessories, command prompt
using I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies also finds
the cookie is there

BUT IF I TRY TO DELETE IT in my autoexec.bat file at bootup,
with the statement
Del /q/s I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies\*.*
i get the message "The system cannot find the path specified."

the PATH i am using is: PATH I:\

what am i missing???

At the very least the spaces in between the words 'Documents and Settings'
will cause fits.
From a command prompt try the following: CD I:\""documents and
settings""\Myname\Cookies
If the above works then you can try the delete command.
If there are spaces in your user name you will need the resolve this also.

JS

"nucleus" <rose122550******.com> wrote in message
news:b293387c-b480-47d2-9421-d7a929d5de30@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>a start, search for for "cookies" finds a cookie is there
> at I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies
>
> a search with start, programs, assessories, command prompt
> using I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies also finds
> the cookie is there
>
> BUT IF I TRY TO DELETE IT in my autoexec.bat file at bootup,
> with the statement
> Del /q/s I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies\*.*
> i get the message "The system cannot find the path specified."
>
> the PATH i am using is: PATH I:\
>
> what am i missing???

nucleus wrote:
> a start, search for for "cookies" finds a cookie is there
> at I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies
>
> a search with start, programs, assessories, command prompt
> using I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies also finds
> the cookie is there
>
> BUT IF I TRY TO DELETE IT in my autoexec.bat file at bootup,
> with the statement
> Del /q/s I:\Documents and Settings\Myname\Cookies\*.*
> i get the message "The system cannot find the path specified."
>
> the PATH i am using is: PATH I:\
>
> what am i missing???

You're missing that XP doesn't use autoexec.bat. The file is there only
for backwards compatibility with old programs.


Malke
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