Delete Computer accounts

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I ahve a number of computer accounts I need to delete. The computer objects
are in multiple different OUs. How do I create a script to delete the
accounts? I am using the following for deleting from a specific OU:

Do Until objTextFile.AtEndOfStream

strComputer = objTextFIle.Readline
'wscript.echo strComputer
set objComputer = GetObject("LDAP://CN="; & strComputer & _
",OU=myou,DC=mycomp,DC=edu")
If err.number <> 0 then
wscript.echo "Error deleting computer object."
err.clear
Else
wscript.echo "Deleting " & strComputer
objComputer.DeleteObject (0)
End If

Loop

I just need to know how to write it so that it searches the entire directory
instead of the specified OU.

Any inisght is greatly apprecaited.

Thanks,

JEff


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