How to Email a Shortcut


  1. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    How to Email a Shortcut


    I have a Windows 7 shortcut saved on a flash drive. It shows as 2K.
    If I Attach it to a Thunderbird email it become 1 MB when I Send, and if I drag it to my desktop, Properties |Target says "This is not a valid shortcut".

    So, as the title says, how do I email a shortcut to someone (a novice user) so that they can just drag it to their desktop?
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    Dont think that can be done. If you right click on the short cut you see the path in porperties. If it is emailed the path is broken. The path of one of my short cuts user\myusername\document
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  3. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #3

    I just zipped one up and emailed it, unzipped and it worked.

    I was using windows live mail.

    Are you sure the shortcut will work on the other computer?

    What's the shortcut for? It's pretty simple to just make one.
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #4

    Would that work if emailed to another computer with different user names?
    Dont think that would work if emailed to another computer with different user names.
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  5. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #5

    richc46 said:
    Would that work if emailed to another computer with different user names?
    Good question. I emailed to my self that's probably why it worked.

    I think just making one one the other computer would be the best way.
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  6. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #6

    derekimo said:
    richc46 said:
    Would that work if emailed to another computer with different user names?
    Good question. I emailed to my self that's probably why it worked.

    I think just making one one the other computer would be the best way.
    Not many arguements there.
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