Start Menu and Desktop Location
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Anybody know how to get the location of a user's start menu folder and desktop folder? Once again I'm looking for them for the installer creator im writing. Thanks! |
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Look up the getenv command, if you need more, type set into command prompt and find the right one. |
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I typed set in command prompt but still am not having luck. Ideas? |
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You can also view them by going to System->Advanced->Environment Variables (in XP at least). |
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Try getting the one for user and then adding \desktop or \startmenu |
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Try getting the one for user and then adding \desktop or \startmenu This probably won't work on any non-English version of windows (which would be +/- half the windows installations out there?) |
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You have to read the registry (in code, don't know how in BB soz). Look for the following path Software\MicroSoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders and then read the Desktop or Start Menu keys for the full path. Then you can create shortcuts in them (with more code). |