Shortcut target gets changed when copied

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I have a shortcut I would like to deploy to a few dozen users:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE" /Wrkgrp
"\\Server\Folder\dbWorkgroup.mdw" "\\Server\Folder\db.mdb"
I was planning to have the users go to the shared folder, and copy and paste
the shortcut to their Desktop. When I tested it, it was fine. However, when
a different user tested it, the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE" was changed to "C:\Program
Files\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE", and Access would not open ("Unable to
find...")
Any thoughts? Thanks.
 
Likely they don't have the same version of Access as you, or it was
installed to a different folder.
 
Even if the long file names are the same on two different machines, the
short file name may not be: it will depend on the order in which the files
were created.

Looking at the link with the short file name, it could just as easily be
"C:\Program Files\MICROS~1\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE" or "C:\Program
Files\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE" on the second machine.
 
Thanks to both of you. It is helpful to know the situation, and we are able
to plan. We are going forward with our deployment, and will handle the
exceptions on a case-by-case basis.

Thanks again for your feedback!
 
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