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[SOLVED] CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink

Already done but thanks anyway for the help and tip!
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- Post #10
- Feb 22, 2020
- Forum: Programming
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[SOLVED] CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink

NP, I know from own experience how happy you are those times you find an already existing solution to a problem you're having. Which is the reason I always try to remember sharing these kind of things.
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- Post #8
- Jan 16, 2020
- Forum: Programming
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[SOLVED] CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink

Success :-) And it was almost too easy... CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink
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- Post #6
- Jan 16, 2020
- Forum: Programming
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[SOLVED] CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink

Yep, something like that is what I'm thinking too. Just need to figure out how to transform my thoughts into a working script :-) Hopefully someone over at stackoverflow will be able to help me out. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!
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- Post #5
- Jan 16, 2020
- Forum: Programming
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[SOLVED] CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink

Thanks for the suggestion! I had a quick look and found some interesting examples. What I think makes my situation a bit trickier is the numbers in the names of the folders are not in a perfect order. Instead, they look as seen below. Which makes me think I somehow need to 'fetch' the name of...
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- Post #3
- Jan 16, 2020
- Forum: Programming
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[SOLVED] CMD script to create multiple directory junctions using mklink

I guess my question isn't really about programming in its true word but more about scripting and how to create a cmd script to create multiple directory junctions using the mklink command. Here's what I'm trying to achieve: I have a Temp folder (F:\Temp) containing 736 subfolders called...
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- Jan 16, 2020
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Programming
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[SOLVED] Remove a picture from 'Your Info'

Many thanks! I actually found out you can accomplish the same thing by simply deleting the pictures found under %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures
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- Post #3
- Aug 4, 2019
- Forum: Windows 10
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[SOLVED] Remove a picture from 'Your Info'

Does anyone know how to remove a picture you previously uploaded/selected but don't want anymore under 'Your Info'? The picture I'm talking about is the one you'll see during login. I thought I would change my normal picture to another one but then changed my mind. Now I have both my old...
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- Aug 4, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows 10
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[SOLVED] Share a folder over home network without password prompting

Found the culprit already. Using Credential Manager on the second PC, I found an old Windows credential entry for my main PC where the shared folders reside. Removing that one sorted the issue. Thanks anyway :)
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- Post #3
- Feb 20, 2019
- Forum: Windows 10
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[SOLVED] Share a folder over home network without password prompting

I just put together a new PC and I'm trying to accomplish what I would assume a very simple task which worked fine when I was using my previous PC. I have a number of folders on my main PC I would like to share making them accessible from another PC on my home network. Both PCs are running...
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- Feb 18, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows 10
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[SOLVED] Error running SFCFix.exe

Truly amazing how you solved my issue this quickly after I struggled myself for two days. And I'm not a computer rookie. I'm really impressed!! Your site is now bookmarked and a donation is coming your way. Thanks!!
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- Post #11
- Sep 27, 2018
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Error running SFCFix.exe

Amazing, problem fixed !! You guys are like magicians! Trying to figure out what you actually did and from what I can tell you copied a new copy of storport.sys to my system and made sure all permissions were set correctly? Anyways, here's SFCFix.txt: SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro. Start...
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- Post #9
- Sep 27, 2018
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Error running SFCFix.exe

Thanks for trying to help me! Attached are two versions of the CBS.log. One after running sfc in Windows normal mode when I have the problem and one after running sfc in Windows safe mode when I don't have the problem. That fact is something that really puzzles me...how can corrupt files only...
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- Post #7
- Sep 27, 2018
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Error running SFCFix.exe

Looks like I was a bit too fast celebrating...now after another reboot I'm back having the very same issue with references to storport.sys in CBS.log even when I now have the same sized storport.sys file in all three locations. Since I don't experience any actual issues other than seeing sfc...
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- Post #5
- Sep 27, 2018
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Error running SFCFix.exe

Very happy to report I finally managed to sort this issue and sure enough storport.sys was the culprit! I actually had 3 copies of that file where one of them was considerably smaller than the other 2 copies. Still, the company in the details of the file was Microsoft Corporation. So it did...
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- Post #3
- Sep 27, 2018
- Forum: Windows Update

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