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Name Microsoft Windows Shortcut
Description Reference to format: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305(PROT.10).aspx. Byte values five to eight seem to need to be reversed (little-endian ordering) from the suggested ordering in the specification. Ambiguity in the specification means this ordering may or may not be expected.
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Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order Little-endian
Value 4C0000000114020000000000C000000000000046
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