HardLink ShellExtension 2.9.0.0

The NTFS filesystem of NT4/W2K/WXP/WXP64 supports HardLink functionality, but HardLinks can only be created via the POSIX command ln, which is shipped with the Windows resourcekit. Even if with POSIX commands, HardLinks can only be created via the command prompt, which is a kind of a mess for many files

The Link Shell Extension implements an extension to the Windows shell explorer, so that HardLinks, Junctions, and SymbolicLinks can be comfortably created via right mouse click on a selection of one or multiple files.

What’s New in version 2.9.0.0:

* Already existing Junctions can be replaced by dragging a directory over it
* Naming has been streamlined more towards ‘Link Shell Extension’
* If the maximum number 1024 of hardlinks for a file is exceeded, an error message is displayed. This applies for hardlinks and hardlink clones.
* The Vista Junction overlay icon in 256×256 is in proper size.
* Custom icons can be specified for Junction and Hardlink overlays
* Version for Itanium available
* Pick/Drop does not interfere with the creation of Hardlinks, Junctions or Symbolic Links via Drag and Drop. It is now possible to pick a link, then drag another file via right mouse click to some location, drop it there and afterwards drop the first, picked file
* The property dialog of a Volume Mountpoint now displays the logical drive letter of the mounted drive instead of the odd volume name.
* Ongoing work towards localisation to east asian languages.
* LSE now also works on removeable NTFS media, which are not A: or B:
* The location in the registry to specify the LSE language has changed, since the old place under HKCR was not Vista compatible at all.
* Default values for language settings and overlay icons settings are copied over automatically to freshly logged on users profile
* Volume Mountpoint support for Vista.
* Introduced silent install capabilities.
* Symbolic Links now can be created even if the filename contains UTF-16(Asian)characters.
* LSE now also works for non Administrators under Vista (after they acknowledged the elevation dialog with the admin password for sure).
* Symbolic Links for files or directories can now be created across volumes.
* LSE now can also create Hardlinks from Shortcuts, which didn’t work for ages.
* The print name (the name some can see to the right of a junction, after issuing ‘dir’ in a command prompt) for Junctions under Vista is now correct.
* Lots of usability fixes
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