Problem with shortcut link

[SelbyGlenn]

Hi there,

I have an application that is on every PC. I want to create a shortcut to this app and place it on a shared drive. I can create the shortcut and set the Target and "Start In" path to "C:\Program Files\Application". However, when I access this shortcut from another PC the Target and "Start In" paths point to "\\MyComputerName\C$\Program Files\Application"

I can't seem to force the shortcut to always point to "C:\Program Files\Application". Windows is trying to be too clever for it's own good! Any ideas how to get round this?

Thanks in advance.


Glenn
BEng MCSE CCA

 

[bcastner]

Disable the Tracking of Broken Shortcuts

To prevent the NTFS file system from tracking alternate paths for a broken shortcut link, make the following changes in the registry:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. On the Edit menu, click New, and then click DWORD value.
4. Type NoResolveTrack for the Value name, and then press ENTER.
5. Double-click the new value, and then set it to 1.
6. Click OK.
7. Quit Registry Editor.

You can also prevent this behavior at a Group Policy level by selecting the Do not use the tracking-based method when resolving shell shortcuts check box in the following location:
User Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Start Menu and Taskbar group policy



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[SelbyGlenn]

No that didn't work. The problem is it can find the link to my PC so theoretically the link isn't actually broken. It still says "\\MyComputerName\c$\Program Files\Application"



Glenn
BEng MCSE CCA