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swinehart6803
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 How do I change shortcut targets via .vbs?
Visual Basic, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro SP3
I asked a similar question in the past and think I am close to an answer going the scripted route. Simple phrase of the question, I need to redirect shortcut ".lnk" items in a users profile from "\oldfolderfolderanything" to "\newfolderfolderanything". I have a script to do that, but when I click on the remapped link, it goes back to the original "\old" location and then remaps itself to there again. Is this mapping cached? And how do I set that information so it stays and will not go to the old location anymore? Also is there a script to change a mapping from "\servera" to "\serverb" but leave the drive letter the same? I could run the two together and fix the drive mapping to the new location and then remapp the shortcuts. The folder structure will be the same on the new server.

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xp pro sp3, server 2003
ASKED: May 25, 2010  6:45 PM
UPDATED: May 26, 2010  4:36 PM
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HAH! Amazing. I just ran into the same need and found just the ticket. Go to this web site:
http://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/show/298-change-shortcut-lnk-target-paths-in-bulk
Download Rob Dunn’s VBS and run it.
Caution: It only worked in “Mode 1″ for me. But I probably did something wrong executing the other modes. Didn’t matter – I just needed it to work!
It zipped through 300+ scripts, changed them all perfectly AND generates a savable HTML log of all activity.
Kudos to Rob Dunn for generously making the script available to the community.
Good luck with it,
Gary

DoneThat
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Slight typo…zipped through 300+ scripts s/b 300+ shortcuts.

DoneThat
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That’s what I was using, and I believe the issue is that you have to make sure the original target data is either moved, not shared or somehow no longer available to the end user, otherwise it goes right back to the original target location.

I figured that out yesterday during some testing. I will make a few test folders, move them and then try out the script.

Will post back when that is done.

swinehart6803
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