Using Windows 7 mklink tool to map a shared network folder as a local folder

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(WS.10).aspx

D:\MyFolder\mklink
Creates a symbolic link.

MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target

        /D      Creates a directory symbolic link.  Default is a file
                symbolic link.
        /H      Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.
        /J      Creates a Directory Junction.
        Link    specifies the new symbolic link name.
        Target  specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link
                refers to.

D:\MyFolder\mklink /d d:\MyFolder \\myserver\sharedfolder
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

D:\MyFolder\mklink /d d:\MyFolder\LinkedFolder \\myserver\sharedfolder
symbolic link created for d:\MyFolder\LinkedFolder <<===>> \\myserver\sharedfolder