In tip 0578, I described the PendingFileRenameOperations Value Name, which
is used to rename or delete files that are in-use, at the next Windows restart.
To configure PendingFileRenameOperations from a CMD prompt or batch script, download and unzip moveex.zip. Move moveex.exe to a folder in your PATH.
When you open a CMD prompt and type moveex /?, you receive:
Version 1.0, Copyright (C)2001, Frank P. Westlake.
Registers file move operations to be accomplished during the next system start.
MoveEx \[existing-file \[new-file\]\] \[/d # \[/DeleteAllOK\]\]
existing-file Complete path to the file to move or to delete.
new-file Complete path to the new filename. If new-file exists it will be
overwritten unless the /o option is included. If new-file is not
specified, existing-file will be deleted.
/d Delete the entry number from the list of pending operations.
/DeleteAllOK Do not ask if OK to delete all entries.
/o Do not overwrite new-file if it exists.
With no parameters the current pending rename operations are printed.
The /d option will delete an individual entry if # is greater than 0. If # is 0
(zero), all entries will be deleted after verification from the user. User
verification can be included on the command line with the /DeleteAllOK option.
Pending rename operations are stored in:
WINNT: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
PendingFileRenameOperations
Windows9x: %WINDIR%\WININIT.INI \[Rename\]
Examples:
MoveEx %SystemRoot%\Memory.dmp &REM Delete
MoveEx C:\temp\NewExplorer.exe %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe &REM Rename
MoveEx &REM List entries
MoveEx /d 0 &REM Delete entries
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