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I just looked at the shortcut for Norton Utilities and it is /dat:C:\Program
Files....

What is /dat: ?

 

[Guest]

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I was looking at my shortcut icon for Norton Utilities and the address
begins with "/dat:C:\Program Files...."

What is /dat: ?