@ECHO OFF ECHO. ECHO NoTrkIco.bat, Version 1.00 for Windows (32-bit) ECHO Disable "smart shortcuts" or "icon tracking" on the local PC ECHO. ECHO Icon tracking means shortcuts keep their original path in UNC format; ECHO copying a shortcut file from one PC to another may lead to extremely ECHO slow applications, because they are actually running on the computer ECHO where the shortcut was created originally. ECHO Individual shortcuts may be "restored" by using a utility called ECHO "SCUT.EXE". ECHO However, this batch file adds a registry setting that will cause ECHO the computer to completely ignore the UNC path of ANY shortcut. ECHO. ECHO Written by Rob van der Woude ECHO http://www.robvanderwoude.com ECHO Based on a tip by Sander Jousma ECHO. ECHO Press any key to disable icon tracking, or Ctrl+C to abort . . . PAUSE >NUL :: Create temporary .REG file > "%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" ECHO REGEDIT4 >>"%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" ECHO. >>"%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\LinkResolve] >>"%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" ECHO "IgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001 >>"%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" ECHO. :: Add a dummy title for Windows NT 4 or 2000 SET Title= IF "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" SET Title="Regedit" :: Merge temporary .REG file START /WAIT %Title% REGEDIT.EXE /S "%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" :: Cleanup DEL "%Temp%.\_NoTrack.reg" SET Title=