Windows 7 xp mode create shortcuts

This is my first time working with XP Mode. Best Answer. NetworkNerd This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ».

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Ghost Chili. Chris, I put the shortcut in that folder, but it just adds it to the desktop for all users in XP Mode. Dodders Mar 6, at UTC. I'll have to try that tomorrow. The VM is doing 84 updates before it closes. What's new. New posts Latest activity. XP mode network drive shortcuts on Win7 desktop?

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Previous Next. May 27, 83 0 0. We have been mandated to upgrade the systems to Windows 7, which Pathworks does not run native on. I've installed XP mode, and can create mapped drives. I need to know if it is possible to create shortcuts to the XP mode mapped network drives onto the Windows 7 host desktop, or will a user have to boot up the virtual machine every time they wish to access the network drive mapping?

I guess nobody has tried to map a XP mode network drive to the Windows 7 desktop? Oct 25, 29, The XP-Mode is like an interdependent computer, if it is Not on the Mapped drive will come up with "No able to connect" error. When closed with Hibernation XP-Mode comes up and it is operational in about 20 sec. Answered By: Josip Medved. Answered By: user Clients can't create symlinks on Samba share. Why does my Firefox memory usage keep rising with use and never returns to the initial level?

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