Getting rid of Shortcuts that don't work anymore

[fkissam]

I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a filtetype of .lnk.

Is there a way or utility that will tell me which links are no linked to an
app or document on my computer.]

Thank you.

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

fkissam wrote:

> I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a filtetype of .lnk.
>
> Is there a way or utility that will tell me which links are no linked to an
> app or document on my computer.]

Hi

Note: Followup-To set to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general


You might be able to create a vbscript that does this check for, here is a
starting point:

Subject: Re: Copying files behind links
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3EA37F86.503B3DCF%40hydro.com


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Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Wesley Vogel]

[[And it can find broken shortcuts (.lnk files) on your harddisk, so you can
delete or fix them.]]
Empty Temp Folders
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html

Chklnks.exe: Link Check Wizard icluded with:
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
fkissam > hunted and pecked:
> I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a filtetype of .lnk.
>
> Is there a way or utility that will tell me which links are no linked to
> an app or document on my computer.]
>
> Thank you.

[johnf]

The best & safest one I've come across is just do the normal scan with
RegSupreme
http://www.macecraft.com/

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johnf

> I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a filtetype of .lnk.
>
> Is there a way or utility that will tell me which links are no linked
> to an app or document on my computer.]
>
> Thank you.

[MAP]

Ditto,I've been using this for over a year now .Works
great.
[[And it can find broken shortcuts (.lnk files) on your
harddisk, so you can
delete or fix them.]]
Empty Temp Folders
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html

>-----Original Message-----
>[[And it can find broken shortcuts (.lnk files) on your
harddisk, so you can
>delete or fix them.]]
>Empty Temp Folders
>http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html
>
>Chklnks.exe: Link Check Wizard icluded with:
>Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-
b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en
>
>--
>Hope this helps. Let us know.
>Wes
>
>In ,
>fkissam > hunted and pecked:
>> I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a
filtetype of .lnk.
>>
>> Is there a way or utility that will tell me which
links are no linked to
>> an app or document on my computer.]
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>.
>

[Jack]

you posted this to every newsgroup on the planet...for this mickey mouse
situation...priorities...priorities.....


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[johnf]

Are you referring to me, fksissam, Torgeir, Wesley or MAP?
Learn how to post to the correct sender, as you've just done the same thing.

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> you posted this to every newsgroup on the planet...for this mickey mouse
> situation...priorities...priorities.....
>
>
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[Trish]

try system mechanic.....it removes broken and invalid links, cleans system
registry and more.
"fkissam" > wrote in message
...
> I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a filtetype of .lnk.
>
> Is there a way or utility that will tell me which links are no linked to
an
> app or document on my computer.]
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Chklnks.exe: Link Check Wizard icluded with:
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
30 MB of free disk space
Windows XP
Windows XP SP1
Windows Server 2003 family

[[Chklnks.exe: Link Check Wizard
Scans all of the shortcut (link) files on a computer and lets user remove
dead ones.]]


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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Advantage! 824 <Advantage! > hunted and pecked:
> Hey, in ref to this link cleanup question, would the little Link Check
> Wizard program (I think that was the name) that came as an optional
> install on the Win98 CD-ROM work on XP for this purpose? Or better not
> to try to install it on XP?
>
> "Trish" > wrote in message
> ...
> > try system mechanic.....it removes broken and invalid links, cleans
> > system registry and more.
> > "fkissam" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have about 1,000 shortcut links. They all have a filtetype of .lnk.
> > >
> > > Is there a way or utility that will tell me which links are no linked
> > > to an app or document on my computer.]
> > >
> > > Thank you.