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 is a free and useful utility that can implement 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 This Release:
· When working on mapped network drives via SMB or CFIS, as many NAS boxes do, LSE uses a more traditional enumeration mode and this will copy files ( which it did not in any case )
· Multiple locations can be selected and the location are treated as a common root with respect to hardlinks/junctions/symbolic links
· Nested junctions and symbolic links ( aka junctions on junction on junctions ... ) are now properly restored in any situation
· Smartmove had problems with relative symbolic links in rare situations
· Italian translation updated
· Support for symbolic links under Window XP
· Can handle subst.exe created driveletters
· Added a 32bit installer for 64bit, which can be used for 32bit only third party filemanagers like xy-explorer or total commander with 64bit OS
· Overlay Icons for symbolic links under Window XP are available now
· Fixed a few bugs related to WindowsXP and symbolic links handling
· Elevation to symlink.exe now happens only if UAC is on, or the elevation is really neccesa...