i have a batch that deletes vista and xp temp files. well im getting alot of process in use errors, how can i stop this. also please check my code and edit if you will please the temp locations because both vista and xp when converting to a exe both close but under batch dont. xp: del /f /q %windir%\Temp\*.* del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.tmp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*._mp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.log del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.gid del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.chk del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.old del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\recycled\*.* del /f /s /q %windir%\*.bak del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.* del /f /q %userprofile%\cookies\*.* del /f /q %userprofile%\recent\*.* del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*" del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*" del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\recent\*.*" vista: el /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.tmp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*._mp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.log del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.gid del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.chk del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.old del /f /s /q "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\cookies\*.*" del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*" del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*" del /f /s /q "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\*.*" >> del /f /s /q %windir%\*.bak del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.* del /f /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*.* rd /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\" & md "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\" rd /s /q %windir%\Temp & md %windir%\Temp Thanks Brock

help please. not sure what the problem is.

any idea guys i think everything is right but not sure

If your getting process in use errors the problem is simple, something is still using the file and has it locked so you can't delete it. I know your trying to reclaim disk space but some of these files are still serving their purpose. You could suppress the error messages by redirecting stderr into nul. The problem would still exist but you would not have to see the messages. 2>nul del ......

ok then why when i create a EXE it closes on me when it shouldnt?

If it works as a .bat or .cmd and doesn't work after being "compiled" to an exe there is a good reason. Many batch "compilers" simply compress the script with a stub of code that extracts batch file into the temp directory, like Bat To Exe converter from Fatih Kodak. This means you script is deleting itself.... Here is a little test to "compile" into an exe so you can see what I mean. echo The script is located at "%~f0" pause start notepad "%~f0" pause

I have yet to see a bat compiler that works. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2