You may notice that if you copy a shortcut from one machine and paste it to another, the shortcut will resolve to

machinenamec$somedir
executable.exe 

instead of the proper path on your machine. Since copying shortcuts can be a big time-saver in large companies, this problem can be very frustrating.

The easiest way to fix it is to use Shortcut.exe from the NT Resource Kit + Supplement One. If you don't have the resource kit readily available, the following registry change will disable link tracking for all shortcuts:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoft
WindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001.

Note: Please remember that editing your registry can be risky, so always have a verified backup before you begin.