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

 

[Bob I]

If you "move" the folder or App the Shortcut points to, you break it. No
IF, ANDS or BUTS.

 

[Carrie Garth \(MVP\)]

See other post (Original Message Header directly below), multi-posted to
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system.

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: "ktm" <ktsm_k AT yahoo DOT ca>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 2:38 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
: