Is the subst command broken in Windows 7?

I have a media (MediaMonkey) reading application I've used for several years, one of its annoying features is that if you want to synchronize and convert the music into a local folder, you must create a virtual disk for this purpose letter. It's a pain, but I did this for years in Windows XP without any problem using the subst command. However, in Windows 7, I am struck by the problems.

Scenario of

I have 2 physical hard drives with multiple partitions each in my PC. Rather use a ton of drive letters, I configured the system for the partition system is mounted in the drive C:, as usual, but all other partitions are mounted in folders under C:\Volumes\(volume name)

Let's say I have a folder for my multimedia files under C:\Volumes\Share\Music\Encoded_MP3 (where the partition is mounted on C:\Volumes\Share)

I can create a Q: drive letter with in a command prompt (with administrator privileges) using -.

C:\Volumes\Share\music\Encoded_MP3 q: SUBST

After having done that, the command SUBST, said the drive letter exists.

C:\Windows\System32>subst
Q:\: => C:\Volumes\Share\music\Encoded_MP3

But the drive Q actually does not appear in the Explorer of can I and MediaMonkey can not see it either by car.

Is the subst command broken in Windows 7? and if so is it anothere medium to create a drive letter to a folder on a non-system drive partition?

The SUBST command works in Windows 7, but the substituted drive is visible in the same level of privilege.  The execution of your command SUBST in an elevated command prompt should NOT fix your problem.  Interestingly, you can run it in fact in both a high and no high command prompt and it will be accessible in both directions.

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