>If my app is running under WIN XP, how do I determine if a shortcut is present? Can I look at its contents (e.g., what is the target)?.
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>How do I create a shortcut for the user under Win XP?
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>I have no problem running WSH for this.
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Tim,

A shorcut is a file with .LNK extension and you can check for it existance, as such. See Re: How to Create Shortcuts/Get Desktop Folder Message #866827 for WSH code to create/modify shortcut.