Re: Microsoft Office Shortcut\Hyperlink\Hotlink Question

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Thanks for the reply - I tried using the subst command, but still get the
same result, i.e. Word (or any office app) still changes a hyperlink from
P:\ to \\servername\sharename





"Bob I" wrote:

I would say that "hiding" the server to "thwart" the security software
is not the answer. If the software is any good, then selected servers
will be trusted, and that would be the route the go.

The following method will "dump/bypass" the security software.

At the command prompt

SUBST <drive letter> <unc path>

then make your link through the SUBSTituted drive letter. The Subst will
have to be performed each login, or create a CMD file to do it and put
a shortcut to it in the Startup folder.

This is NOT recommended in place of correcting the security settings,
but is only a workaround.


anonymous1234567890 wrote:

True enough, but I work in a tough environment with users that try to break
things (a school), so we'll carry on with the security software. It's Office
that's causing my problem - anyone got a 'fix'? Openoffice works fine, but
we can't use that due to various on-line testing that we do.




"Bob I" wrote:


Humm, I think perhaps that security software may be a bit intrusive.

anonymous1234567890 wrote:


Hi

When I drag and drop a shortcut\hyperlink\hotlink to a file that stored on a
mapped network drive into word/excel/outlook etc, the shortcut that it
actually points to changes to the UNC name rather than the network drive,
e.g. p:\hello.doc becomes \\servername\sharename\hello.doc

This causes us a big problem, not because the unc name is wrong, but because
our security software shuts down any windows that have \\ at the start of
them.

Can anyone tell me how to stop Office from changing the drive letter to a
UNC name?

Thanks in advance,

S.





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