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Executing symbolic link to exe - "The specified path does not exist"

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Mar 15, 202628403 views
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Problem

When trying to execute a symbolic link which points to an exe file (on Windows 7), the "Open with" windows appears. When renaming it to a ".exe" file, it says "The specified path does not exist. Check the path, and then try again.". Symlinks to other destinations seem to work fine. So is there any …

Error Output

C:\Temp>mklink SomeProgram.exe MyProgram.exe
symbolic link created for Backup.exe <<===>> Backup-1.0.1.exe

C:\Temp>SomeProgram.exe

C:\Temp>del Some…

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Fix for: Executing symbolic link to exe - "The specified path does not exist"

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Since the only other answer doesn't really "fix" the issue, just acknowledges it, I think it's worth saying I had this same issue, and discovered the problem. The issue for me was relative vs absolute symlinks. I use Link Shell Extension. When creat…

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