Thread: unable to add network location in Libraries

FYI About Windows Search 4.0 network performance (so the search services can be configured and are optimized for network traffic) ... However, Windows Search services work client/server - and if you use symbolic links you make trick it into local file system performance behaviour and pay a penalty. However, it would be smart if such services would discover using the network redirector across the link and go to network mode. I don't if...

I have a NAS using local network too. I have the same problem. Since Windows Desktop Search 4 (for XP), it is possible to add remote locations to indexation list. However, Vista's default indexation engine does not allow that anymore. Microsoft released an update for Windows Vista, allowing network indexation. It makes Windows Desktop Search look like XP's, with a UNC option. This patch has no equivalent for Windows 7 yet. However,...

I got so excited when you said the Vista patch worked for you... until you said "Windows won't realize it". Regardless, since I already added stuff to my Libraries via WMP, I'll try it and see what happens.

To add a non-indexed UNC as a library to Windows 7 Beta: 1. Create a folder on your hard drive for shares. i.e. c:\share 2. Create another folder in the above share. i.e. c:\share\music 2. Link the Library to this folder. 3. Delete the folder. 4. Use the mklink in a command window(administrator access needed) to make a symbolic link. Name the link the same as the folder you created above. i.e - mklink...

I have a load of stuff on my NAS that I'd like in Libraries, but I don't want to go installing unsupported updates or slowing my system down by adding non-indexed locations. I hope this is fixed!

Sorry to bring up this old topic, but it is exactly what I am looking for. I have tried using mklink (with the /d and cmd running as administrator) but I get Access Denied error message. Do I need write permission on the network folder?!?!

This was the very first thing I tried to do when I discovered libraries in Windows 7. Luckily Microsoft have provided a programatic way to add network locations, so I wrote a tool to make this easy. It also provides some additional features like backup/restore of library sets. You can download it for free (+ WPF source) here: Win7 Library Tool

Quote - (Mr. Bungle @ Nov 5 2009, 18:23) This was the very first thing I tried to do when I discovered libraries in Windows 7. Luckily Microsoft have provided a programatic way to add network locations, so I wrote a tool to make this easy. It also provides some additional features like backup/restore of library sets. You can download it for free (+ WPF source) here: Win7 Library Tool Thanks. GUI is so simple.