Is there a failsafe best practice for creating shortcuts, upon later move

[ktm]

Pls:
(1)For ex: Should such old shortcuts Win95/98 shortcuts,
that previously pointed to to a hi level(ie directly under
D:\ ) regenerate Okay upon moving to 3rd level hierchy--
ie under a subfolder of a subfolder of a subfolder ?
I have some difficulties with that, and this can be time-
consuming when they are plenty !!

(2) For newly created shortcuts in WIN2000: Is there a
recommended location or any best practice where to
keep/save shortcut -- so that there would still activate
(failsafe) when later on the "pointed to" folder/file is
moved to a different location (for better file-store
management)

(3) Is there a failsafe best practice for creating
shortcuts, upon later move
Thx

 

[Carrie Garth \(MVP\)]

Hi KTM,

For NTFS formatted volumes Distributed Link Tracking can ensure that shortcuts to
files continue to work after the target file is renamed or moved. For some
information see the following document:

Glossary of Windows 2000 Services
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/management/w2kservices.asp

--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "ktm" <ktsm_k AT yahoo DOT ca>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 2:36 AM
: Pls:
: (1)For ex: Should such old shortcuts Win95/98 shortcuts,
: that previously pointed to to a hi level(ie directly under
: D:\ ) regenerate Okay upon moving to 3rd level hierchy--
: ie under a subfolder of a subfolder of a subfolder ?
: I have some difficulties with that, and this can be time-
: consuming when they are plenty !!
:
: (2) For newly created shortcuts in WIN2000: Is there a
: recommended location or any best practice where to
: keep/save shortcut -- so that there would still activate
: (failsafe) when later on the "pointed to" folder/file is
: moved to a different location (for better file-store
: management)
:
: (3) Is there a failsafe best practice for creating
: shortcuts, upon later move
: Thx

 

[ktm]

Thanks very much Carrie, and for the link especially