January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
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Name
Subst —
\windows\system32\subst.exe
Synopsis
Create a new drive letter that is linked to a folder on your hard disk.
To Open
Command Prompt →
subst
Usage
subst [drive:] [path| /d ]
Description
Subst is a neat little utility that creates a new drive letter and actively links it to an existing folder on your hard disk. For example, type:
subst z: c:\my documents\downloaded music\led zeppelin
to create a new drive letter, z:, and link it to
the folder c:\my documents\downloaded music\led
zeppelin. When you open drive Z: in
Explorer, you’ll see the contents of the linked
folder; this is very useful if you access a particular folder
frequently but find Windows Shortcuts too limiting. For example, a
drive created with Subst allows you to access a file in the folder,
like this: z:\stairway.mp3. To disconnect a
Subst’d drive, type:
subst z: /d
Notes
Any drive letters created with Subst are forgotten when the computer shuts down. To have drives re-Subst’d every time you turn on your computer, write a batch file or WSH script (see Appendix C and Chapter 8, respectively) and place it in your Startup folder.
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