Is there a quick way to create a Windows shortcut to a file without it validating the path?
You can use this VBScript to create a shortuct:
Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sLinkFile = "C:\MyShortcut.LNK"
Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(sLinkFile)
oLink.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyProgram.EXE"
oLink.Save