diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/obtypes.h b/reactos/include/ddk/obtypes.h
index 39e2d0dee8d..74c3f454144 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/obtypes.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/obtypes.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _INCLUDE_DDK_OBTYPES_H
 #define _INCLUDE_DDK_OBTYPES_H
-/* $Id: obtypes.h,v 1.14 2001/12/05 01:40:23 dwelch Exp $ */
+/* $Id: obtypes.h,v 1.15 2002/06/20 21:28:55 ekohl Exp $ */
 struct _DIRECTORY_OBJECT;
 struct _OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES;
 
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ typedef struct _OBJECT_TYPE
 			     PVOID *NextObject,
 			     PUNICODE_STRING FullPath,
 			     PWSTR *Path,
-			     struct _OBJECT_TYPE* ObjectType,
 			     ULONG Attributes);
   
    /*
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/cm.h b/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/cm.h
index 0c208e61335..2299fb8c7a1 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/cm.h
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/cm.h
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ CmiObjectParse(IN PVOID  ParsedObject,
 	       OUT PVOID  *NextObject,
 	       IN PUNICODE_STRING  FullPath,
 	       IN OUT PWSTR  *Path,
-	       IN POBJECT_TYPE  ObjectType,
 	       IN ULONG  Attribute);
 
 NTSTATUS STDCALL
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regobj.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regobj.c
index e7b9c30ba2e..41cfcbd3ca2 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regobj.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regobj.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ CmiObjectParse(PVOID ParsedObject,
 	       PVOID *NextObject,
 	       PUNICODE_STRING FullPath,
 	       PWSTR *Path,
-	       POBJECT_TYPE ObjectType,
 	       ULONG Attributes)
 {
   BLOCK_OFFSET BlockOffset;
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/win32k.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/win32k.c
index 432266024fc..7ecda320bf3 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/win32k.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/win32k.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ ExpWinStaObjectParse(PVOID Object,
 		     PVOID *NextObject,
 		     PUNICODE_STRING FullPath,
 		     PWSTR *Path,
-		     POBJECT_TYPE ObjectType,
 		     ULONG Attributes)
 {
   PVOID FoundObject;
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/arcname.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/arcname.c
index 361f31dfc48..832ef9590b6 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/arcname.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/arcname.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
-/* $Id: arcname.c,v 1.3 2002/05/05 14:57:43 chorns Exp $
+/* $Id: arcname.c,v 1.4 2002/06/20 21:30:33 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:       See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS kernel
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ IoCreateSystemRootLink(PCHAR ParameterLine)
 
   InitializeObjectAttributes(&ObjectAttributes,
 			     &ArcName,
-			     0,
+			     OBJ_OPENLINK,
 			     NULL,
 			     NULL);
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/symlink.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/symlink.c
index de678b34b6f..4521d240b19 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/symlink.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/symlink.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: symlink.c,v 1.26 2002/04/15 12:38:01 ekohl Exp $
+/* $Id: symlink.c,v 1.27 2002/06/20 21:30:33 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:       See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS kernel
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ IopParseSymbolicLink(PVOID Object,
 		     PVOID * NextObject,
 		     PUNICODE_STRING FullPath,
 		     PWSTR * RemainingPath,
-		     POBJECT_TYPE ObjectType,
 		     ULONG Attributes)
 {
    PSYMLNK_OBJECT SymlinkObject = (PSYMLNK_OBJECT) Object;
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ IopParseSymbolicLink(PVOID Object,
     * the desired object is a symbolic link object.
     */
    if (((*RemainingPath == NULL) || (**RemainingPath == 0)) &&
-       (ObjectType == IoSymbolicLinkType))
+       (Attributes & OBJ_OPENLINK))
      {
 	DPRINT("Parsing stopped!\n");
 	*NextObject = NULL;
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/main.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/main.c
index 66855e1d8c7..0b9f6134a90 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/main.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ke/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
-/* $Id: main.c,v 1.126 2002/06/17 22:16:33 joeg Exp $
+/* $Id: main.c,v 1.127 2002/06/20 21:31:01 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:            ntoskrnl/ke/main.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ InitSystemSharedUserPage (PCSZ ParameterLine)
 
    InitializeObjectAttributes (&ObjectAttributes,
 			       &ArcName,
-			       0,
+			       OBJ_OPENLINK,
 			       NULL,
 			       NULL);
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ InitSystemSharedUserPage (PCSZ ParameterLine)
 
 	InitializeObjectAttributes (&ObjectAttributes,
 				    &DriveName,
-				    0,
+				    OBJ_OPENLINK,
 				    NULL,
 				    NULL);
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/namespc.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/namespc.c
index 1abe482bc01..65b3299a39d 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/namespc.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/namespc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: namespc.c,v 1.30 2002/03/06 12:40:47 ekohl Exp $
+/* $Id: namespc.c,v 1.31 2002/06/20 21:31:39 ekohl Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:      See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:        ReactOS kernel
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ ObpParseDirectory(PVOID Object,
 		  PVOID * NextObject,
 		  PUNICODE_STRING FullPath,
 		  PWSTR * Path,
-		  POBJECT_TYPE ObjectType,
 		  ULONG Attributes)
 {
    PWSTR end;
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/object.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/object.c
index 832f2166861..de46ed3a19c 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/object.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ob/object.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: object.c,v 1.50 2002/06/05 19:37:12 hbirr Exp $
+/* $Id: object.c,v 1.51 2002/06/20 21:31:39 ekohl Exp $
  * 
  * COPYRIGHT:     See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:       ReactOS kernel
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ NTSTATUS ObFindObject(POBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes,
 						  &NextObject,
 						  &PathString,
 						  &current,
-						  ObjectType,
 						  ObjectAttributes->Attributes);
 	if (Status == STATUS_REPARSE)
 	  {