Is there any way you can have VB create .lnk files (shortcut files) on a
user's desktop or a network folder?

This sounds like a wild question, but let me elaborate...

We decided to 'clean up' our network drives.  I obtained lists of
paths/files/owners/acess dates from our NetOps group and loaded them into a
database.  I had each file 'owner' go in and determine if they needed to
archive, delete or move the file they owned.  If they decided to 'move' the
file, they had to provide a new path.

Now that we have evaluated all of the files, we are getting ready to move
them.  I'd like to know if there's a way I can write something that will put
a 'link' file (.lnk) into the OLD directory for each file that then points to
the NEW directory.  That way, if they look for a file and can't find it in
the old directory, the link will take them to the new directory and they can
'learn' where the files went.

My fallback is to create .txt files for each 'old' folder that lists what
files were present and where they went, but that's time consuming at best.  
The most ideal method would be to write something that creates the .lnk file
for me.

I know we've got a ton of geniuses out there...any ideas?

Thanks guys!