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churin
There are inaccessible folders in C: drive, for example, Documents and
Settings, All Users, Default User, etc. How can I open these folders?
Settings, All Users, Default User, etc. How can I open these folders?
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Rich Milburn [MVP]
These are links, not real folders - they link to the real folders for
application backwards compatibilty.
Rich
application backwards compatibilty.
Rich
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Josh
These "links" are called Junction points. Here is some more info on them
that i put together.
http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/joshs_blog/archive/2006/09/28/Windows-Vista-Junction-Points.aspx
that i put together.
http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/joshs_blog/archive/2006/09/28/Windows-Vista-Junction-Points.aspx
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Rich Milburn [MVP]
Thanks Josh - good writeup. I was drawing a blank... I've got a scenario
where I use the RK utility linkd.exe to compensate for development
shortcomings where they refer to C:\WINNT and our XP installs used the
default Windows folder. So the word links sometimes blocks out the new term
for them...
Rich
where I use the RK utility linkd.exe to compensate for development
shortcomings where they refer to C:\WINNT and our XP installs used the
default Windows folder. So the word links sometimes blocks out the new term
for them...
Rich
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Rich Milburn [MVP]
PS wala is actually spelled voila, French for 'there it is' - similar to
'here it is,' but that would be voici.
'here it is,' but that would be voici.
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Jeff Gaines
Thanks for that link, I wanted to ask about these but didn't know how to
frame the question!
Can a user create/set up a Junction Point? It looks like it might be useful.
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Jimmy Brush
Hello,
Administrators can use the mklink command-line utility from an elevated
(run-as-administrator'd) command prompt to make junctions, hard links, and
symbolic links.
Administrators can use the mklink command-line utility from an elevated
(run-as-administrator'd) command prompt to make junctions, hard links, and
symbolic links.
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Jeff
uhoh,
a "symbolic" link?
is that like a "virtual" link?
a "print to screen" link?
a"sandboxed" link?
or the best yet- a "administrator group" link?(will the REAL admin pls STAND
UP?)
LMFAO
lolololololol
Hi Jimmy
Jeff
a "symbolic" link?
is that like a "virtual" link?
a "print to screen" link?
a"sandboxed" link?
or the best yet- a "administrator group" link?(will the REAL admin pls STAND
UP?)
LMFAO
lolololololol
Hi Jimmy
Jeff
C
churin
Thanks for the info.
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Jeff Gaines
Thanks JB, I'll have a play with that
Gets more like Linux every release!
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Rich Milburn [MVP]
some functionality is simply inevitable and unavoidable, no matter how much
it ends up looking like linux... open source community can respond quicker
to good ideas than Microsoft, though Microsoft can sometimes write more
robust code for it when it does come out. Case in point is the hardware
detection in Windows - linux only wishes it was that good. I've heard it
said that a perfect OS would have the hardware layer of Windows and the rest
would be linux on top of that. There was even speculation on whether or not
Microsoft would license or sell just the hardware layer and open the hooks
so linux could sit on top.
Rich
it ends up looking like linux... open source community can respond quicker
to good ideas than Microsoft, though Microsoft can sometimes write more
robust code for it when it does come out. Case in point is the hardware
detection in Windows - linux only wishes it was that good. I've heard it
said that a perfect OS would have the hardware layer of Windows and the rest
would be linux on top of that. There was even speculation on whether or not
Microsoft would license or sell just the hardware layer and open the hooks
so linux could sit on top.
Rich
C
churin
Sorry for my late reply. Thanks for your response and the link in it.