Macintosh alias vs windows shortcut on CD

I have a CD containing a snapshot of a website for archival purposes. It has to be readable on a windows machine. To make it easier for users to access I have created an alias that points to a file index.html. The alias is in the root directory of the CD. All the contents of the website are in a folder also located in the root directory. The CD has been burned successfully (using toast) and is fully functional on a mac. On a windows machine the alias appears as a zero byte file and no longer links to index.html. Open the folder - all the files work. I have found out that mac alias and windows shortcut work differently and this seems to be the cause of the problem.
I know I could refer users to the original file using a readme.html. I also know I could move index.html to the root directory but this would require a lot of links to be re-coded.
Is there any way to make a shortcut that windows will recognise on a mac? This would be my preferred solution.

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