Re: Shortcut to network folder in Explorer

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"John" <JohnSickOfSpam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Hi William,
>>>
>>> Thanks for this. That all makes sense apart from the GUID. What does
>>> this do and where does it come from? I'm keen to learn as well as fix
>>> the current problem.
>>>
>>
>> Maybe you can tell me what is your problem a little better so I may be of
>> assistance.
>>
>> The following Knowledge Base article will describe on customizing Windows
>> Explorer with switches to change the default views and folder locations.
>>
>> How To Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307856
>>
>> The GUID {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} is for your network
>> places.
>>
>> If you place the following in the run dialog box, it will bring you to
>> the Network places folder.\
>>
>> explorer.exe /e,::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
>>
>> You could also create a shortcut with the above line that will bring you
>> to the network places folder.
>>
>I see. Thanks for the link.
>
> For my current problem, I'd like to create a link to a folder in my
> network places and if that isn't available then it would default to
> another local location (say c:\LocalFolder\).
>
> Is this kind of If..Then statement possible in a shortcut or would you
> need a script (not that I'd know how to write one!).
>


You will need to write a script to do this because XP will just tell you the
network folder is unavailable. If you need help in the script, I would
create a new post describing what you just mentioned to me. This post is
getting buried and you would have better luck in getting help when making
the new post. My VB scripting language is minimal

--
William



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