hi everyone

i am using windows 7 and i install vmware and then i install ubuntu 12.04 and i shard some files between the two but when i share the shortcut files that i have on windows 7 i can't open it on ubuntu i can see the file .lnk is there a way to open the file ?

second question can i use the compiz effects on ubuntu while i'm using it through vmware because i tried but i didn't work

thanks