[Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
Karen Palen
karen_palen at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 25 16:56:55 UTC 2010
No, just that MS has made improvements over the years LOL
With a system running a single well known App and talking only to about a dozen trusted web sites (banks, stock brokers etc.) there is little need for advanced security.
I DO use Firefox as the browser though :-)
Karen
--- On Thu, 2/25/10, John Mieske <johnmieske at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: John Mieske <johnmieske at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 9:33 AM
> Funny you say that.. Security related..
> so your saying there is no security in Win2k ?
> hahahahaha Because I know for a fact Win7 is VERY secure
> even from the admin.. ROFLMAO
> however you can go around that in Win7 and
> adjust each file accordingly.. and i love the built in
> Anti-Virus and Security that comes with Windows 7. It has
> protected my files more then once. What is sad, my other
> anti-virus programs missed the viruses. I tried many.
> Windows 7 found it. Also you can set what you like and dont
> like the anti-virus to scan just like any other. Windows
> Defender is the name of it. It is tweakable. :-)
>
>
> John
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:30 AM,
> Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> I like Win2K for that mostly because it is a much simpler
> OS and there is no hassle with activation.
>
>
>
> Most of the XP/Vista/Win 7 advanced features are either
> security related or user display related, none of which do
> anything for running single apps.
>
>
>
> Karen
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 2/25/10, Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > From: Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation
> Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
>
> > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>
> > Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 2:34 AM
>
> > Right on!
>
> >
>
> > A combination of TrueCrypt and VMWare 7.0.1 running
> Windows
>
> > XP Pro is my standard play platform. Encrypted and
>
> > self-contained, deleting it and replacing it is a
> sweet way
>
> > to dork around with things and not worry about hosing
> my
>
> > computers.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Plus it's nice for me to run the virtual system on
> a
>
> > Windows, Mac or Linux host at will too.
>
> >
>
> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:27 AM,
>
> > Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com>
>
> > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I think we are all in that boat.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > I run my business accounting software under Win 2K in
> a
>
> > virtual machine mostly because Quickbooks won't
> run
>
> > under wine and I can't get GNUcash to access my
> bank!.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > I was gratified to find out that a VM with different
> host
>
> > and virtual OSes is one of the most secure
> environments
>
> > there are these days. It makes building a root kit or
> a
>
> > virus an enormously complicated task!
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > In addition it is very straightforward to encrypt the
>
> > entire VM leaving no traces of cache files etc.
> around.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Karen
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > --- On Thu, 2/25/10, Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> > wrote:
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> > > From: Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation
>
> > Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
>
> >
>
> > > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>
> >
>
> > > Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 12:22 AM
>
> >
>
> > > :P Don't hate me
>
> > because I use
>
> >
>
> > > Windows. Hate me because I own shares in
> Microsoft!
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > Actually, I have a passion for Gentoo Linux. I
> run
>
> >
>
> > > OpenSim on Gentoo as well, but I also do
> occasional
>
> >
>
> > > presentations and so forth on Windows machines
> and I
>
> > cater
>
> >
>
> > > to the foolish masses who know not what dangers
> they
>
> > face
>
> >
>
> > > when they operate their Windows pcs. :)
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:10 AM,
>
> >
>
> > > Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com>
>
> >
>
> > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > <unkind comment about Windows users switching
> to
>
> > Linux
>
> >
>
> > > goes here> LOL
>
> >
>
> > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > > wrote:
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > > From: Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut
> Creation
>
> >
>
> > > Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
>
> >
>
> > >
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> >
>
> > > > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 11:41
> PM
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > I believe I found the
>
> >
>
> > > solution!
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > I just read that if you
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > remove the text in the "Start
> in:"
>
> > field
>
> >
>
> > > then the
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > shortcut will
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > dynamically change each time you plug in
> the
>
> > drive
>
> >
>
> > > and
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > click the
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > shortcut - always pointing to the original
>
> >
>
> > > executable.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > I removed "C:\opensim" from
> the
>
> > Start
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > in field, and so far it appears to work.
> Was
>
> >
>
> > > assigned
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > as
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > F on my desktop and as E: now on my laptop!
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:20 AM,
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Provided autorun is not disabled on
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > the target computer, I guess I could also
> write
>
> > an
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Autorun.inf file to automatically launch
> the
>
> > opensim
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > executable when I plug the thumb drive
> in...
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
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> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:16 AM,
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
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> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Well, the expression is
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > %SystemDrive% but the shortcut refuses to
>
> > acknowledge
>
> >
>
> > > it.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Either I may need to just write a simple
> batch
>
> > file to
>
> >
>
> > > reach
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > into the opensim directory and start the
>
> > executable,
>
> >
>
> > > or
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > (heaven forbid) actually navigate into the
>
> > opensim
>
> >
>
> > > directory
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > and double-click the executable to start
> it.
>
> > :)
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:08 AM,
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> >
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> > >
>
> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Thanks Steve, I saw your post just as I was
> about
>
> > to
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > mention I'd seen the expression
> %CDROM%
>
> > before
>
> >
>
> > > in DOS
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > batch files. But that detected the first CD
> drive
>
> > in
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > sequence. Maybe though I can find an
> expression
>
> > for
>
> >
>
> > > the
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > first unassigned drive letter in sequence
> DOS
>
> >
>
> > > expression and
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > see how that works.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> > >
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> > > >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > I'll experiment some and ask my good
> buddy
>
> > Google
>
> >
>
> > > for
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > help too (but only if I have to). :)
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > On Wed, Feb
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > 24, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Steven Westcot <tsudico at gmail.com>
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > wrote:
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> >
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> > >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > > Len,
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Tthe easiest way on Windows might be a
> batch
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > file that has the following line in it:
>
> >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > >
> %CD%\opensim\OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > %CD% is
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > an environment variable for Windows that
> puts
>
> > the
>
> >
>
> > > current
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > directory path where the variable is
> located.
>
> >
>
> > > It's
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > often used in batch files and on the
> command
>
> > prompt
>
> >
>
> > > but
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > whether it would work for a shortcut I'm
> not
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > sure.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> > >
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> >
>
> > > > Steve
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > W.
>
> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > This is
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > not really OpenSim specific but kinda...
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > I have virtual drives I mount that
> OpenSim
>
> >
>
> > > resides on
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > which I use for
>
> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > local experimentation. These virtual
> drives
>
> > always
>
> >
>
> > > mount
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > the the same
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > specific drive letter.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > But I have a copy of OpenSim on a
> thumb
>
> > drive I
>
> >
>
> > > use
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > on a few different
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > computers. As a result, sometimes it
> mounts as
>
> > D:
>
> >
>
> > > and
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > sometimes as E: and
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > > so on.
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > I have a shortcut to the OpenSom
>
> > executable
>
> >
>
> > > located
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > outside of the
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > "opensim" directory on the thumb
>
> > drive.
>
> >
>
> > > The
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > shortcut has the following:
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > X:\opensim\OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > X, obviously, is whatever drive the
> thumb
>
> > drive
>
> >
>
> > > is
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > currently assigned
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > to. But since this thumb drive's
> letter
>
> >
>
> > > assignment
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > occasionally changes, is
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > there something I can replace the above with
> so
>
> > that
>
> >
>
> > > no
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > matter what drive
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > letter my thumb is assigned, the shortcut
> will
>
> > still
>
> >
>
> > > link
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > to the executable
>
> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > in the opensim directory?
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > Thanks a bunch!
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > >
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > --
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > > - Len W. Brown
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
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> > > >
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> >
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> > >
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> >
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> > > >
> _______________________________________________
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