With just shortcuts to version.xml and paths.xml (I think that is what you mean with symlink) it gives error "Error: client not found or corrupted!"
So I just created copies of them in the win64 and win32 folder. Both folders have the same result, it doesn't go connected.
Please let me know if you need any other data/info
EDIT: I am so sorry, symlinks are apparently something completely different than shortcuts. I have fixed the issue now, thanks a lot!