Is there a failsafe best practice for creating shortcuts, (upon later move)

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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
 
If you "move" the folder or App the Shortcut points to, you break it. No
IF, ANDS or BUTS.
 
See other post (Original Message Header directly below), multi-posted to
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system.

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Subject: Is there a failsafe best practice for creating shortcuts, upon later move
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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
:
 
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