Viewing *.lnk Files with Notepad

[Nathan Sokalski]

I would like to view *.lnk (shortcuts) with Notepad. However, when I do this
Notepad open the file that the shortcut points to. How can I view the
contents of a *.lnk file? (or even rename it, Windows Explorer does not show
the file extension for this file and it is not listed in the file types) Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Create a shortcut to notepad.exe and place it in;
\Documents and Settings\%userprofile%\SendTo
Then you can right-click any file and send to notepad

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:
|I would like to view *.lnk (shortcuts) with Notepad. However, when I do
this
| Notepad open the file that the shortcut points to. How can I view the
| contents of a *.lnk file? (or even rename it, Windows Explorer does not
show
| the file extension for this file and it is not listed in the file types)
Any
| help would be appreciated. Thanks.
| --
| Nathan Sokalski
| (e-mail address removed)
| http://www.nathansokalski.com/
|
|

 

[Jon]

You could open up a command prompt for the containing folder, and then use

dir *.lnk

notepad a.lnk

(where a.lnk is the shortcut you wish to view)

Jon