Can't access a Win7 SYMBOLIC LINK from WinXP (now getting "File Not Found")

To avoid confusion & duplication of effort, please post any/all further follow-up in replies to your original thread => http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/ms-recommended-acls-and-attributes-for-win7/a2ae344c-f829-4873-83d8-27d23c48dd3c (27 January 2013)

130207_1900est

Good evening (here anyway),

Since my post has not elicted any REPLY as yet (maybe everyone else is as puzzled by this as I am),

I proceeded to do and document some more investigating via CMD

EXCEPT NOW from ??YYYY (Win7) looking at ??YYYY (Win7) [vs from ??XXXX (WinXP) looking at ??YYYY PRIOR]

     website wouldn't accept prior text (no pictures or links allowed)

     looked for \ as 1st char on ea line and where found put that line in " "

        still bombed; then replaced those "\ as 1st chars on ea line with "? THEN TRY AGAIN

Understand its "a lot of data" but seems this data should now be adequate for someone to ID the ROOT CAUSE of this problem.

IF anyone can now ID the (or likely) ROOT CAUSE and give me the MS recommended FIX (or best workaround opts), I'd very much

appreciate your REPLYING with your suggestions.

Thanks,

Steveg722 (tempalias=Steveg722_thatsme)

USA_RI_02917

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FROM ??YYYY (Win7) then in a std CMD window (logged on as me with Admin rights)

OBJECTIVE

EXAMINE

C:>

C:\Users>

Re <JUNCTION> <SYMLINKD> and TARGETS of same

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

??YYYY?C

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:&gt;dir /x /q /a:d

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\

01/23/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators $Recy

cle.Bin

01/23/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>          ASUSVI~1     BUILTIN\Administrators AsusV

ibeData

05/12/2011  07:21 AM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators aws

01/23/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>          BIGFIS~1     HelensNetbook\Helen    BigFi

shGamesCache

02/23/2012  11:16 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Boot

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     DOCUME~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Docum

ents and Settings [C:\Users]

06/24/2010  10:59 AM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Intel

01/23/2013  09:17 PM    <DIR>                       ...                    MSOCa

che

07/13/2009  09:37 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators PerfL

ogs

01/23/2013  11:09 PM    <DIR>          PROGRA~1     NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaProgr

am Files

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          PROGRA~2     BUILTIN\Administrators Progr

amData

01/29/2011  05:23 PM    <DIR>                       ...                    Recov

ery

02/07/2013  06:39 AM    <DIR>          SYSTEM~1     ...                    Syste

m Volume Information

01/23/2013  11:09 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Users

01/23/2013  11:20 PM    <DIR>                       NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaWindo

ws

01/22/2013  11:38 PM    <DIR>          _$ROBO~2     HelensNetbook\Helen    _$Rob

ocopyDEST_hnetbook

01/22/2013  11:37 PM    <DIR>          _$ROBO~1     HelensNetbook\Helen    _$Rob

ocopySOURCE_hnetbook

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

              17 Dir(s)  51,280,654,336 bytes free

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:&gt;dir /x /q /a:dL

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     DOCUME~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Docum

ents and Settings [C:\Users]

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

               1 Dir(s)  51,280,650,240 bytes free

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:&gt;junction *

Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

"??\C:\Documents and Settings: JUNCTION"

   Print Name     : C:\Users

   Substitute Name: C:\Users

Failed to open \\?\C:\hiberfil.sys: The process cannot access the file because i

t is being used by another process.

Failed to open \\?\C:\MSOCache: Access is denied.

Failed to open \\?\C:\pagefile.sys: The process cannot access the file because i

t is being used by another process.

Failed to open \\?\C:\Recovery: Access is denied.

Failed to open \\?\C:\System Volume Information: Access is denied.

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:&gt;junction DOCUME~1

Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

C:\Documents and Settings: JUNCTION

   Print Name     : C:\Users

   Substitute Name: C:\Users

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:&gt;cacls DOCUME~1

C:\Documents and Settings Everyone:R

                          NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F

                          BUILTIN\Administrators:F

C:&gt;cacls DOCUME~1 /L

C:\Documents and Settings Everyone:R

                          NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F

                          BUILTIN\Administrators:F

C:&gt;cacls PROGRA~2

C:\ProgramData NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F

               BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

               CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

               BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)R

               BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(special access:)

                                 FILE_WRITE_DATA

                                 FILE_APPEND_DATA

                                 FILE_WRITE_EA

                                 FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES

C:&gt;cacls PROGRA~2 /L

C:\ProgramData NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F

               BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

               CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

               BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)R

               BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(special access:)

                                 FILE_WRITE_DATA

                                 FILE_APPEND_DATA

                                 FILE_WRITE_EA

                                 FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES

C:&gt;cacls USERS

C:\Users NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)(ID)C

         NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(ID)F

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(ID)F

         Everyone:(OI)(CI)(ID)R

         BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(ID)R

C:&gt;cacls SYSTEM~1

C:\System Volume Information

Access is denied.

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:&gt;icacls DOCUME~1

DOCUME~1 Everyone:(RX)

         NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(F)

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(F)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:&gt;icacls DOCUME~1 /L

DOCUME~1 Everyone:(RX)

         NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(F)

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(F)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:&gt;icacls PROGRA~2

PROGRA~2 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(F)

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(F)

         CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)

         BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(RX)

         BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(WD,AD,WEA,WA)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:&gt;icacls PROGRA~2 /L

PROGRA~2 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(F)

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(F)

         CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)

         BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(RX)

         BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(WD,AD,WEA,WA)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:&gt;icacls USERS

USERS NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(M)

      NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

      BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

      Everyone:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

      BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:&gt;icacls SYSTEM~1

SYSTEM~1: Access is denied.

Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files

C:&gt;

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

CHECK SECURITY VIA WinExplorer

C:\System Volume Information

C:&gt;SYSTEM~1

hnetbook,FROM

PROPERTIES; SECURITY TAB

GROUPS PERMISSIONS OWNER

SYSTEM FULL  NOT AVAILBLE

NO ADVANCED BUTTON SHOWING (so can't get to OWNER data)

(NOTE; quick trip to hlaptop found no security tab showing)

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

??YYYY?C

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Helen>cd..

C:\Users>dir /x /q /a:d

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\Users

01/23/2013  11:09 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators .

01/23/2013  11:09 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators ..

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <SYMLINKD>     ALLUSE~1     BUILTIN\Administrators All U

sers [C:\ProgramData]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Defau

lt

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     DEFAUL~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Defau

lt User [C:\Users\Default]

01/23/2013  11:22 PM    <DIR>                       NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM    Helen

01/23/2013  11:09 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Publi

c

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

               7 Dir(s)  51,015,692,288 bytes free

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>dir /x /q /a:dL

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\Users

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <SYMLINKD>     ALLUSE~1     BUILTIN\Administrators All U

sers [C:\ProgramData]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     DEFAUL~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Defau

lt User [C:\Users\Default]

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

               2 Dir(s)  51,446,972,416 bytes free

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>linkd ALLUSE~1

'linkd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>junction -e

Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

No matching files were found.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>junction *

Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

"??\C:\Users\All Users: SYMBOLIC LINK"

   Print Name     : C:\ProgramData

   Substitute Name: ??\C:\ProgramData

"??\C:\Users\Default User: JUNCTION"

   Print Name     : C:\Users\Default

   Substitute Name: C:\Users\Default

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>junction ALLUSE~1

Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

C:\Users\All Users: SYMBOLIC LINK

   Print Name     : C:\ProgramData

   Substitute Name: ??\C:\ProgramData

C:\Users>junction DEFAUL~1

Junction v1.06 - Windows junction creator and reparse point viewer

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

C:\Users\Default User: JUNCTION

   Print Name     : C:\Users\Default

   Substitute Name: C:\Users\Default

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>icacls ALLUSE~1 /L

ALLUSE~1 NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(M)

         NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

         Everyone:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

         BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:\Users>icacls DEFAUL~1 /L

DEFAUL~1 NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(M)

         NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

         BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

         Everyone:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

         BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:\Users>

C:\Users>icacls DEFAULT

DEFAULT NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(M)

        NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

        BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)

        Everyone:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

        BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>cacls ALLUSE~1

C:\Users\All Users NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F

                   BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

                   CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

                   BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)R

                   BUILTIN\Users:(CI)(special access:)

                                     FILE_WRITE_DATA

                                     FILE_APPEND_DATA

                                     FILE_WRITE_EA

                                     FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES

C:\Users>cacls DEFAUL~1

C:\Users\Default User NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)(ID)C

                      NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(ID)F

                      BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(ID)F

                      Everyone:(OI)(CI)(ID)R

                      BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(ID)R

C:\Users>

C:\Users>cacls DEFAULT

C:\Users\Default NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)(ID)C

                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(ID)F

                 BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(ID)F

                 Everyone:(OI)(CI)(ID)R

                 BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(ID)R

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>dir ALLUSE~1 /x /q /a:d

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\Users\ALLUSE~1

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators .

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators ..

01/23/2013  09:23 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Adobe

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     APPLIC~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Appli

cation Data [C:\ProgramData]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          ASUSWE~1     BUILTIN\Administrators ASUS

WebStorage

06/24/2010  11:02 AM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Ather

os

01/23/2013  09:23 PM    <DIR>          BIGFIS~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Big F

ish Games

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators Deskt

op [C:\Users\Public\Desktop]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     DOCUME~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Docum

ents [C:\Users\Public\Documents]

06/24/2010  11:08 AM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators EBI

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     FAVORI~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Favor

ites [C:\Users\Public\Favorites]

01/29/2011  05:30 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators GoBoi

ngo

11/22/2012  04:29 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators McAfe

e

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          MICROS~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Micro

soft

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          MICROS~2     HelensNetbook\Helen    Micro

soft Help

01/23/2013  09:24 PM    <DIR>          OBERON~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Obero

nGameConsole

01/23/2013  09:24 PM    <DIR>          RALINK~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Ralin

k Driver

06/24/2010  11:08 AM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators RSMR

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Skype

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     STARTM~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Start

 Menu [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]

01/10/2013  12:37 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators TEMP

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     TEMPLA~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Templ

ates [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]

01/23/2013  09:24 PM    <DIR>          TRENDM~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Trend

 Micro

09/03/2012  08:32 PM    <DIR>          USTECH~1     BUILTIN\Administrators USTec

hSupport

01/31/2011  05:40 PM    <DIR>          VIRTUA~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Virtu

alizedApplications

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Xilis

oft

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

              26 Dir(s)  51,280,748,544 bytes free

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>dir DEFAUL~1 /x /q /a:d

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\Users\DEFAUL~1

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators .

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators ..

01/23/2013  09:24 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators AppDa

ta

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     APPLIC~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Appli

cation Data [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM    Conta

cts

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators Cooki

es [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Deskt

op

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          DOCUME~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Docum

ents

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          DOWNLO~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Downl

oads

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          FAVORI~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Favor

ites

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Links

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     LOCALS~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Local

 Settings [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Music

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     MYDOCU~1     BUILTIN\Administrators My Do

cuments [C:\Users\Default\Documents]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators NetHo

od [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Pictu

res

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     PRINTH~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Print

Hood [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators Recen

t [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          SAVEDG~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Saved

 Games

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM    Searc

hes

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators SendT

o [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     STARTM~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Start

 Menu [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     TEMPLA~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Templ

ates [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Video

s

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

              24 Dir(s)  51,280,674,816 bytes free

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C:\Users>dir DEFAULT /x /q /a:d

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is AE07-327D

 Directory of C:\Users\DEFAULT

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators .

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators ..

01/23/2013  09:24 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators AppDa

ta

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     APPLIC~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Appli

cation Data [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM    Conta

cts

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators Cooki

es [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Deskt

op

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          DOCUME~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Docum

ents

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          DOWNLO~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Downl

oads

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          FAVORI~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Favor

ites

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Links

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     LOCALS~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Local

 Settings [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Music

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     MYDOCU~1     BUILTIN\Administrators My Do

cuments [C:\Users\Default\Documents]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators NetHo

od [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Pictu

res

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     PRINTH~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Print

Hood [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators Recen

t [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>          SAVEDG~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Saved

 Games

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM    Searc

hes

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>                  BUILTIN\Administrators SendT

o [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     STARTM~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Start

 Menu [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]

07/13/2009  11:53 PM    <JUNCTION>     TEMPLA~1     BUILTIN\Administrators Templ

ates [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]

01/23/2013  10:48 PM    <DIR>                       BUILTIN\Administrators Video

s

               0 File(s)              0 bytes

              24 Dir(s)  51,280,674,816 bytes free

C:\Users>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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130207_1851est

Hi Glory,

Thanks for the REPLY and the primer re SYMLINKS vs JUNCTIONS etc.

I'm just getting back here so sorry for my delay but given your knowledge of these objects and how they are intended to work, I'd be interested in knowing IF (given the info I shared in my orig post) you can point to the most likely ROOT CAUSE(s) for the specific problem I'm having (ALLUSE~1 = NOTFOUND)?

When I got here I was about to post some additional "investigative data" using CMD from the Win7 machine (looking at itself) but when I saw your REPLY I decided to get back to you first.

Thanks for your interest and for your REPLY.

Be Well,

Steveg722

USA_RI_02917

HI

Symbolic links, otherwise known as symlinks, are basically advanced shortcuts. You can create symbolic links to individual files or folders, and then these will appear like they are stored in the folder with the symbolic link even though the symbolic link only points to their real location.

There are two types of symbolic links: hard and soft. Soft symbolic links work essentially the same as a standard shortcut. When you open a soft link, you will be redirected to the folder where the files are stored. However, a hard link makes it appear as though the file or folder actually exists at the location of the symbolic link, and your applications won’t know any different. Thus, hard links are of the most interest in this article.

Why should I use Symbolic Links?

There are many things we use symbolic links for, so here’s some of the top uses we can think of:

• Sync any folder with Dropbox – say, sync your Pidgin Profile Across Computers
• Move the settings folder for any program from its original location
• Store your Music/Pictures/Videos on a second hard drive, but make them show up in your standard Music/Pictures/Videos folders so they’ll be detected my your media programs (Windows 7 Libraries can also be good for this)
• Keep important files accessible from multiple locations
• And more!

If you want to move files to a different drive or folder and then symbolically link them, follow these steps:

• Close any programs that may be accessing that file or folder
• Move the file or folder to the new desired location
• Follow the correct instructions below for your operating system to create the symbolic link.

Caution: Make sure to never create a symbolic link inside of a symbolic link. For instance, don’t create a symbolic link to a file that’s contained in a symbolic linked folder. This can create a loop, which can cause millions of problems you don’t want to deal with. Seriously.

Create Symlinks in Any Edition of Windows in Explorer

Creating symlinks is usually difficult, but thanks to the free Link Shell Extension, you can create symbolic links in all modern version of Windows pain-free. You need to download both Visual Studio 2005 redistributable, which contains the necessary prerequisites, and Link Shell Extension itself (links below). Download the correct version (32 bit or 64 bit) for your computer.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/wireless-printing-problem-windows-7-and-hp-printer/da166f79-4f6b-4337-a29c-da44b8d51c2d

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/df33aeeb-609e-4ab3-8fae-f49f22ad8461

/J creates a “Directory Junction”

A Directory Junction is actually just a hard link to a directory. This is a feature that existed prior to Vista as well. If you are trying to symlink to a directory using a hard link, then you should use this option.

Understanding Hard vs Soft Links

Hard Link

A hard link directly points to the file, and acts to the operating system as if it is the file itself. You’ll want to use this option the majority of the time if you are trying to fake an application’s directory.

Soft Link

A soft link is essentially a shortcut to a file or folder – if you are using Windows explorer, you’ll be redirected to the directory if you double-click on a shortcut, it won’t pretend its part of the filesystem. You can still directly reference or open a file with the symlinked path, and it mostly works.

Using Symlinks from a Network Share

One of the things that’s been extensively discussed is that you cannot use the Vista symlinks from another operating system (not surprising), but you cannot use them from a network share either. This is troublesome if you expect to use this feature on a web server or a file server.