Here is all the possible mount operations of directories
or volumes I can remember for Wintendo Operating Systems

Be carefull that if you delete an existing node from one
side automaticaly get deleted from the other as well.


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Mount an existing directory under a new volume name (k

subst k: c:\existing_directory
subst k: /D ( for unmount )

All windows versions. It is an OS command.
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Mount an existing volume under an existing directory

mountvol e:\mp3 \\?\Volume{e101d5ba-879a-11d5-9d2f-806d6172696f}\
mountvol e:\mp3 /D ( for unmount )

Windows 2000, XP. It is an OS command.
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Mount an existing network resource under a new volume name (k

net use k: \\hosthame\share_resource /user:username password
net use k: /DELETE ( for unmount )

All windows versions. It is an OS command.
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Mount an existing directory to new directory or device

linkd f:\new_symbolic_directory c:\existing_directory
linkd f:\new_symbolic_directory /d ( for unmount )

Windows 2000, XP. It is an Win2000 Resource kit utility
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Mount an existing directory to new directory

junction -s f:\new_symbolic_directory c:\existing_directory
junction -d f:\new_symbolic_directory ( for unmount )

Windows 2000, XP, NT4. It is a free utility from winternals
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Create a hard link of an existing file

hardlink c:\existing_file.bin f:\symbolic_link.nov

Windows NT4. It is a free utility from www.mobiusware.com
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You can get these utils from
http://users.otenet.gr/~novastar/bin/symbolic_links.zip

[ 07 October 2001: Message edited by: novastar ]