Comments on: Create Symbolic Links in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/ Custom Software Tue, 15 May 2012 07:26:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-3733 Jason Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:37:26 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-3733 You should check that your drive is NTFS and not FAT. IF D: is a local drive then it should work - if that's a network drive though I'm not sure you can do that. I would install NTFS Link though because it makes it much easier to manage links on XP You should check that your drive is NTFS and not FAT. IF D: is a local drive then it should work – if that’s a network drive though I’m not sure you can do that. I would install NTFS Link though because it makes it much easier to manage links on XP

]]> By: LostChain http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-3730 LostChain Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:40:15 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-3730 i have been tring to make a symbolic link in windows xp for ever now, i dont understand what i am doing wrong, i know in windows 7 mklink /J Movies d:\movies makes a link called Movies to link to d:\movies but when i use linkd movies d:\movies it says cannot create a link at movies i have tried other variations, by creating empty directories, to creating a file to link it to, all says the same. Is it possible that i am tring to make a link with a map network drive? i have been tring to make a symbolic link in windows xp for ever now, i dont understand what i am doing wrong, i know in windows 7 mklink /J Movies d:\movies makes a link called Movies to link to d:\movies but when i use linkd movies d:\movies it says cannot create a link at movies i have tried other variations, by creating empty directories, to creating a file to link it to, all says the same. Is it possible that i am tring to make a link with a map network drive?

]]> By: ModularMix http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-2787 ModularMix Mon, 09 May 2011 14:05:26 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-2787 Do you know if it possible to create symbolic links for files instead of directories ? "linkd" seems to work only for directories... Do you know if it possible to create symbolic links for files instead of directories ?
“linkd” seems to work only for directories…

]]> By: Johnpaul Williams http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-2643 Johnpaul Williams Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:59:50 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-2643 The actual solution is to open the cmd.exe as an administrator. Go to your Start Menu. Open your Accessories folder. Right click on your command prompt. Click "Run as Administrator" Continue with the mlink command or mklink command you are initiating. The actual solution is to open the cmd.exe as an administrator.

Go to your Start Menu.
Open your Accessories folder.
Right click on your command prompt.
Click “Run as Administrator”

Continue with the mlink command or mklink command you are initiating.

]]> By: Jerry http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-2121 Jerry Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:48:20 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-2121 on xp: linkd target_file src_file on xp: linkd target_file src_file

]]> By: Abhijith http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-1879 Abhijith Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:48:04 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-1879 Is that windows xp supports creating symbolic link....? Then How to Create Symbolic in windows xp? Is that windows xp supports creating symbolic link….? Then How to Create Symbolic in windows xp?

]]> By: Jason http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-1864 Jason Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:25:17 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-1864 @Mike, thanks I fixed the link @Mike, thanks I fixed the link

]]> By: Mike http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-1862 Mike Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-1862 Anchor is broken Anchor is broken

]]> By: Corner Cabinet  http://verysimple.com/2008/06/02/create-symbolic-links-in-windows-xp-and-vista/#comment-945 Corner Cabinet  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:10:45 +0000 http://www.verysimple.com/blog/?p=110#comment-945 Windows Vista actually sucks, it is full of bugs and very unstable'"" Windows Vista actually sucks, it is full of bugs and very unstable’”"

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