Shortcut folders

Shortcuts to files and programs work fine, lots of opportunity to
read and set properties. Why, oh why, does a shortcut to a folder
not show the target in the properties page?

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Chris Game

"After all I don't know if I am smart enough to
think for myself." -- 'caver1'

It does.

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Keith
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"Chris Game" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Shortcuts to files and programs work fine, lots of opportunity to
> read and set properties. Why, oh why, does a shortcut to a folder
> not show the target in the properties page?
>
> --
> Chris Game
>
> "After all I don't know if I am smart enough to
> think for myself." -- 'caver1'

Chris Game;641486 Wrote:
> Shortcuts to files and programs work fine, lots of opportunity to
> read and set properties. Why, oh why, does a shortcut to a folder
> not show the target in the properties page?
>
> --
> Chris Game
>
> "After all I don't know if I am smart enough to
> think for myself." -- 'caver1'

Hi Chris,

They do. Are you sure that the folder is a shortcut?

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/94...-location.html

Shawn


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On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:35:27 -0500, Brink wrote:

>> Shortcuts to files and programs work fine, lots of opportunity to
>> read and set properties. Why, oh why, does a shortcut to a folder
>> not show the target in the properties page?
>> ...

> They do. Are you sure that the folder is a shortcut?

Well I agree (I just tried it) that shortcuts dragged out of
explorer onto the desktop work as advertised; the ones that caused
me grief were hidden/system ones presumably added by Windows as part
of the "lets pretend we're XP to keep people happy" programme. The
real pain was finding one that pointed to itself and caused my
backup to tie itself in knots!

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Chris Game

Logic: The art of being wrong with confidence...