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dlandespub
So you try to make a relative path shortcut in explorer and it is
converted to an absolute path. Well here's a simple workaround I
figured out. Make a shortcut to cmd.exe which executes the start
command to open the current directory. Then set the cwd in the
shortcut properties.
Step-by-step:
Make a new shortcut to:
cmd.exe /c start .
Now right-click and get properties of the shortcut (shortcut tab).
The full shortcut path should have been set to this:
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start .
Set the "Start in" directory (i.e. cwd) to be a relative path:
(Example for a shortcut on the Desktop)
...\SendTo
For kicks, click "Change Icon..." and set "Look for icons in this
file:" to:
%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
and press enter. The standard folder icon will probably be in the
lower right-hand corner.
Now you can copy this file and just change the "Start in:" directory
to make new relative shortcuts.
Hopefully this is useful,
-devin
converted to an absolute path. Well here's a simple workaround I
figured out. Make a shortcut to cmd.exe which executes the start
command to open the current directory. Then set the cwd in the
shortcut properties.
Step-by-step:
Make a new shortcut to:
cmd.exe /c start .
Now right-click and get properties of the shortcut (shortcut tab).
The full shortcut path should have been set to this:
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start .
Set the "Start in" directory (i.e. cwd) to be a relative path:
(Example for a shortcut on the Desktop)
...\SendTo
For kicks, click "Change Icon..." and set "Look for icons in this
file:" to:
%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
and press enter. The standard folder icon will probably be in the
lower right-hand corner.
Now you can copy this file and just change the "Start in:" directory
to make new relative shortcuts.
Hopefully this is useful,
-devin