http://notamused.org/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/ A personal site featuring popular links, tech tips, music, photography and more. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://notamused.org/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-121 John Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:01:15 +0000 http://notamused.org/blog/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-121 Tried this, if you use command prompt to go to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\share and dir, you see a target.lnk file. In explorer when you open the shortcut, you end up at \\server\share, so it looks like this just creates a shortcut link rather than a symbolic link. Tried this, if you use command prompt to go to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\share and dir, you see a target.lnk file. In explorer when you open the shortcut, you end up at \\server\share, so it looks like this just creates a shortcut link rather than a symbolic link.

]]> http://notamused.org/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-101 sean Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:58:41 +0000 http://notamused.org/blog/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-101 I updated this post and worded it a little better for the googlers. I've been using this trick for years. Maybe you need WinXP Pro? I updated this post and worded it a little better for the googlers. I’ve been using this trick for years. Maybe you need WinXP Pro?

]]> http://notamused.org/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-100 Dragon Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:39:33 +0000 http://notamused.org/blog/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-100 Aww I got all excited, it just made a boring shortcut. Maybe they got the instructions wrong? Aww I got all excited, it just made a boring shortcut. Maybe they got the instructions wrong?

]]> http://notamused.org/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-97 andocromn Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:09:35 +0000 http://notamused.org/blog/2007/06/19/windows-xp-trick-symbolic-links/#comment-97 this doesn't create a symbolic link at all it just creates a folder that references and act's a normal shortcut. This is quite apparent when you try to access the folder from a command prompt and all thats there is the actual shortcut. OP has no idea what he is talking about. this doesn’t create a symbolic link at all it just creates a folder that references and act’s a normal shortcut. This is quite apparent when you try to access the folder from a command prompt and all thats there is the actual shortcut. OP has no idea what he is talking about.

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