diff --git a/dlls/hlink/tests/hlink.c b/dlls/hlink/tests/hlink.c
index dc175bdfa0c..9e4c5a32ec1 100644
--- a/dlls/hlink/tests/hlink.c
+++ b/dlls/hlink/tests/hlink.c
@@ -175,6 +175,23 @@ static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data[] =
     0x00,0x00,
 };
 
+/* url only (IE7) */
+static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data_ie7[] =
+{
+    0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0xe0,0xc9,0xea,0x79,0xf9,0xba,0xce,0x11,
+    0x8c,0x82,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0x4b,0xa9,0x0b,
+    0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x68,0x00,0x74,0x00,
+    0x74,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x3a,0x00,0x2f,0x00,
+    0x2f,0x00,0x77,0x00,0x69,0x00,0x6e,0x00,
+    0x65,0x00,0x68,0x00,0x71,0x00,0x2e,0x00,
+    0x6f,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x67,0x00,0x2f,0x00,
+    0x00,0x00,0x79,0x58,0x81,0xf4,0x3b,0x1d,
+    0x7f,0x48,0xaf,0x2c,0x82,0x5d,0xc4,0x85,
+    0x27,0x63,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xa5,0xab,
+    0x00,0x00,
+};
+
 /* url + friendly name */
 static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data2[] =
 {
@@ -191,6 +208,25 @@ static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data2[] =
     0x67,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 };
 
+/* url + friendly name (IE7) */
+static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data2_ie7[] =
+{
+    0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x17,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x57,0x00,0x69,0x00,
+    0x6e,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x48,0x00,
+    0x51,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xe0,0xc9,0xea,0x79,
+    0xf9,0xba,0xce,0x11,0x8c,0x82,0x00,0xaa,
+    0x00,0x4b,0xa9,0x0b,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0x68,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x70,0x00,
+    0x3a,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x77,0x00,
+    0x69,0x00,0x6e,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x68,0x00,
+    0x71,0x00,0x2e,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x72,0x00,
+    0x67,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x79,0x58,
+    0x81,0xf4,0x3b,0x1d,0x7f,0x48,0xaf,0x2c,
+    0x82,0x5d,0xc4,0x85,0x27,0x63,0x00,0x00,
+    0x00,0x00,0xa5,0xab,0x00,0x00,
+};
+
 /* url + friendly name + location */
 static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data3[] =
 {
@@ -209,6 +245,27 @@ static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data3[] =
     0x61,0x00,0x6e,0x00,0x6b,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 };
 
+/* url + friendly name + location (IE7) */
+static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data3_ie7[] =
+{
+    0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x1f,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0x08,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x57,0x00,0x69,0x00,
+    0x6e,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x48,0x00,
+    0x51,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xe0,0xc9,0xea,0x79,
+    0xf9,0xba,0xce,0x11,0x8c,0x82,0x00,0xaa,
+    0x00,0x4b,0xa9,0x0b,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0x68,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x70,0x00,
+    0x3a,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x77,0x00,
+    0x69,0x00,0x6e,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x68,0x00,
+    0x71,0x00,0x2e,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x72,0x00,
+    0x67,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x79,0x58,
+    0x81,0xf4,0x3b,0x1d,0x7f,0x48,0xaf,0x2c,
+    0x82,0x5d,0xc4,0x85,0x27,0x63,0x00,0x00,
+    0x00,0x00,0xa5,0xab,0x00,0x00,0x07,0x00,
+    0x00,0x00,0x5f,0x00,0x62,0x00,0x6c,0x00,
+    0x61,0x00,0x6e,0x00,0x6b,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+};
+
 /* relative url */
 static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data4[] =
 {
@@ -239,6 +296,25 @@ static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data5[] =
     0x2f,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 };
 
+/* url + target frame name (IE7) */
+static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data5_ie7[] =
+{
+    0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x83,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0x07,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x67,0x00,
+    0x74,0x00,0x66,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x6d,0x00,
+    0x00,0x00,0xe0,0xc9,0xea,0x79,0xf9,0xba,
+    0xce,0x11,0x8c,0x82,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0x4b,
+    0xa9,0x0b,0x3e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x68,0x00,
+    0x74,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x70,0x00,0x3a,0x00,
+    0x2f,0x00,0x2f,0x00,0x77,0x00,0x69,0x00,
+    0x6e,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x68,0x00,0x71,0x00,
+    0x2e,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x67,0x00,
+    0x2f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x79,0x58,0x81,0xf4,
+    0x3b,0x1d,0x7f,0x48,0xaf,0x2c,0x82,0x5d,
+    0xc4,0x85,0x27,0x63,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+    0xa5,0xab,0x00,0x00,
+};
+
 /* filename */
 static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data6[] =
 {
@@ -256,7 +332,9 @@ static const unsigned char expected_hlink_data6[] =
 
 static void test_persist_save_data(const char *testname, IHlink *lnk,
                                    const unsigned char *expected_data,
-                                   unsigned int expected_data_size)
+                                   unsigned int expected_data_size,
+                                   const unsigned char *expected_data_alt,
+                                   unsigned int expected_data_alt_size)
 {
     HRESULT hr;
     IStream *stream;
@@ -284,9 +362,9 @@ static void test_persist_save_data(const char *testname, IHlink *lnk,
     data = GlobalLock(hglobal);
 
     /* first check we have the right amount of data */
-    ok(data_size == expected_data_size,
-       "%s: Size of saved data differs (expected %d, actual %d)\n",
-       testname, expected_data_size, data_size);
+    ok((data_size == expected_data_size) || (data_size == expected_data_alt_size),
+       "%s: Size of saved data differs (expected %d or %d, actual %d)\n",
+       testname, expected_data_size, expected_data_alt_size, data_size);
 
     same = TRUE;
     /* then do a byte-by-byte comparison */
@@ -302,6 +380,23 @@ static void test_persist_save_data(const char *testname, IHlink *lnk,
         }
     }
 
+    if (!same && (expected_data_alt != expected_data))
+    {
+        /* then try the alternate data */
+        same = TRUE;
+        for (i = 0; i < min(data_size, expected_data_alt_size); i++)
+        {
+            if ((expected_data_alt[i] != data[i]) &&
+                (((expected_data_alt != expected_hlink_data2) &&
+                  (expected_data_alt != expected_hlink_data3)) ||
+                 ((i < 52 || i >= 56) && (i < 80 || i >= 84))))
+            {
+                same = FALSE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     ok(same, "%s: Saved data differs\n", testname);
     if (!same)
     {
@@ -338,25 +433,33 @@ static void test_persist(void)
         skip("Can't create lnk, skipping test_persist.  Was wineprefixcreate run properly?\n");
         return;
     }
-    test_persist_save_data("url only", lnk, expected_hlink_data, sizeof(expected_hlink_data));
+    test_persist_save_data("url only", lnk,
+        expected_hlink_data, sizeof(expected_hlink_data),
+        expected_hlink_data_ie7, sizeof(expected_hlink_data_ie7));
     IHlink_Release(lnk);
 
     hr = HlinkCreateFromString(url, NULL, friendly_name, NULL,
                                0, NULL, &IID_IHlink, (LPVOID*) &lnk);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "IHlinCreateFromString failed with error 0x%08x\n", hr);
-    test_persist_save_data("url + friendly name", lnk, expected_hlink_data2, sizeof(expected_hlink_data2));
+    test_persist_save_data("url + friendly name", lnk,
+        expected_hlink_data2, sizeof(expected_hlink_data2),
+        expected_hlink_data2_ie7, sizeof(expected_hlink_data2_ie7));
     IHlink_Release(lnk);
 
     hr = HlinkCreateFromString(url, location, friendly_name, NULL,
                                0, NULL, &IID_IHlink, (LPVOID*) &lnk);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "IHlinCreateFromString failed with error 0x%08x\n", hr);
-    test_persist_save_data("url + friendly_name + location", lnk, expected_hlink_data3, sizeof(expected_hlink_data3));
+    test_persist_save_data("url + friendly_name + location", lnk,
+        expected_hlink_data3, sizeof(expected_hlink_data3),
+        expected_hlink_data3_ie7, sizeof(expected_hlink_data3_ie7));
     IHlink_Release(lnk);
 
     hr = HlinkCreateFromString(rel_url, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                0, NULL, &IID_IHlink, (LPVOID*) &lnk);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "IHlinCreateFromString failed with error 0x%08x\n", hr);
-    test_persist_save_data("relative url", lnk, expected_hlink_data4, sizeof(expected_hlink_data4));
+    test_persist_save_data("relative url", lnk,
+        expected_hlink_data4, sizeof(expected_hlink_data4),
+        expected_hlink_data4, sizeof(expected_hlink_data4));
     IHlink_Release(lnk);
 
     hr = HlinkCreateFromString(url, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -364,13 +467,17 @@ static void test_persist(void)
     ok(hr == S_OK, "IHlinCreateFromString failed with error 0x%08x\n", hr);
     hr = IHlink_SetTargetFrameName(lnk, target_frame_name);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "IHlink_SetTargetFrameName failed with error 0x%08x\n", hr);
-    test_persist_save_data("url + target frame name", lnk, expected_hlink_data5, sizeof(expected_hlink_data5));
+    test_persist_save_data("url + target frame name", lnk,
+        expected_hlink_data5, sizeof(expected_hlink_data5),
+        expected_hlink_data5_ie7, sizeof(expected_hlink_data5_ie7));
     IHlink_Release(lnk);
 
     hr = HlinkCreateFromString(filename, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                0, NULL, &IID_IHlink, (LPVOID*) &lnk);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "IHlinCreateFromString failed with error 0x%08x\n", hr);
-    test_persist_save_data("filename", lnk, expected_hlink_data6, sizeof(expected_hlink_data6));
+    test_persist_save_data("filename", lnk,
+        expected_hlink_data6, sizeof(expected_hlink_data6),
+        expected_hlink_data6, sizeof(expected_hlink_data6));
     IHlink_Release(lnk);
 }