Older software installation programs stopped working because they could not locate the folders that were not in their normal locations. The reason they are used is because starting with Vista some of the legacy User and System folder names that appeared in previous versions of Windows were changed. These Junctions first appeared in Windows Vista and have been in every newer version of Windows. It is called a Junction (also called a Soft Link).Ī Junction is described as 'A shortcut link that redirects programs to a different location'. The Start Menu folder you are trying to access is not a normal folder. Hi, this from Ronny Vernon who has been around as long as me (or longer):.
