finding target file

[Leo Kline]

In the XP operating system when I wanted to find the storage locatioon of a
file I could right click on the file-click properties and show the target
location. In visa it seems that when I try the same thing the Path to the
target is not visible. How do I find the target path?

 

[Gordon]

In the XP operating system when I wanted to find the storage locatioon of
a file I could right click on the file-click properties and show the
target location. In visa it seems that when I try the same thing the Path
to the target is not visible. How do I find the target path?

Shows up here, on the General Tab of Properties....

 

[Leo Kline]

Mort was right-, I did mean sshortcut.e.g. I have a shortcut on my desktop
for Excel. I
want to find the .exe file for excel. RIght clicking on the shortcut and
looking at either Properties/general (which tells me where the SHORTCUT "
IS located or Properties /shortcut gives me the line "Target" but just shos
the name iof the file and not its location

 

[st]

Mort was right-, I did mean sshortcut.e.g. I have a shortcut on my desktop
for Excel. I
want to find the .exe file for excel. RIght clicking on the shortcut and
looking at either Properties/general (which tells me where the SHORTCUT "
IS located or Properties /shortcut gives me the line "Target" but just
shos
the name iof the file and not its location

MS Office shortcuts are not pointing to files, they contain Application GUID
for Windows Installer.

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

Correct! Also:

INFO: How Windows Installer Shortcuts Work:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243630

Determine the target path of Windows Installer Shortcuts:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/determine-the-target-path-of-windows-installer-shortcuts/