How do I "persuade" programs open an actual .lnk file in Windows 7?
- by Jez
A .lnk file in Windows is an actual file intended to be a shortcut to another file. However, I really do want to view the contents on the .lnk file itself. I'm finding it literally impossible to do so; no matter what I try, my applications are opening the contents of the file it points to (drag/drop into text or hex editor, file | open from text or hex editor, etc.)
Is there some way I can tell a program to actually open the .lnk file instead of the file it points to?