Article 5053 of microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel: Karl, > if all you want is a sample of how to create a hard link, > search the knowledge base for "hard link". The only hit I came up with is Q100108, "Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems". That did not especially surprise me, as I had run this query before. So I just did it the hard way. A working sample -- it compiles into a command-line utility -- is available for perusal at http://www.mvps.org/misc/, as lnw.cpp. And if I didn't goof again, that page should even be readable with Netscape and IE3 now. Cheers, Felix. -- If you post a reply, kindly refrain from emailing it, too. I have killfiled hotmail.com and yahoo.com. If you are legit, come forth and be recognized -- with a *real* email address.