How to get the "Programs" special folder for 'All Users'

[Boaz Ben-Porat]

Hi all

I need to find the 'Programs' folder on he Start Menu for 'All Users'. On
standard English Windows XP it is "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs", but on other languaghes it is different.

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs) returns the
Programs folder for current user.

Is there any method to find it for 'All Users' ?

TIA

Boaz Ben-Porat
Milestone Systems A/S
Denmark

 

[Zmey]

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs) returns the
Programs folder for current user.

Is there any method to find it for 'All Users' ?

Maybe it's stupid, but you can replace the name of the current user
(in any language) with "All Users"(for any language it's written in
English)

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Boaz,

More than likely, you will have to call the SHGetFolderPath API function
through the P/Invoke layer. It takes a parameter, hToken, which represents
an access token to represent a particular user. You will have to set this
to the user that corresponds to the "all users" directory under "documents
and settings". As for ^which^ user this is, I couldn't say, but I would try
the "Everyone" user first.

 

[Sheng Jiang[MVP]]

you don't need to switch users. use CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS as the folder id.
[DllImport("shfolder.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
internal static extern int SHGetFolderPath(IntPtr hwndOwner,
int nFolder, IntPtr hToken, int dwFlags, StringBuilder
lpszPath);

public static void Main(string[] cmd)
{
StringBuilder sbPath = new StringBuilder(260);
SHGetFolderPath(IntPtr.Zero, 0x17, IntPtr.Zero, 0, sbPath);

Console.WriteLine(sbPath.ToString());
}

see also
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649274.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306285

--
Sheng Jiang
Microsoft MVP in VC++

Boaz,

More than likely, you will have to call the SHGetFolderPath API function
through the P/Invoke layer. It takes a parameter, hToken, which represents
an access token to represent a particular user. You will have to set this
to the user that corresponds to the "all users" directory under "documents
and settings". As for ^which^ user this is, I couldn't say, but I would try
the "Everyone" user first.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Hi all

I need to find the 'Programs' folder on he Start Menu for 'All Users'. On
standard English Windows XP it is "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs", but on other languaghes it is different.

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs) returns the
Programs folder for current user.

Is there any method to find it for 'All Users' ?

TIA

Boaz Ben-Porat
Milestone Systems A/S
Denmark

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Even better!


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

you don't need to switch users. use CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS as the folder
id.
[DllImport("shfolder.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
internal static extern int SHGetFolderPath(IntPtr hwndOwner,
int nFolder, IntPtr hToken, int dwFlags, StringBuilder
lpszPath);

public static void Main(string[] cmd)
{
StringBuilder sbPath = new StringBuilder(260);
SHGetFolderPath(IntPtr.Zero, 0x17, IntPtr.Zero, 0, sbPath);

Console.WriteLine(sbPath.ToString());
}

see also
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649274.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306285

--
Sheng Jiang
Microsoft MVP in VC++
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Boaz,

More than likely, you will have to call the SHGetFolderPath API function
through the P/Invoke layer. It takes a parameter, hToken, which represents
an access token to represent a particular user. You will have to set
this
to the user that corresponds to the "all users" directory under
"documents
and settings". As for ^which^ user this is, I couldn't say, but I would try
the "Everyone" user first.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Hi all

I need to find the 'Programs' folder on he Start Menu for 'All Users'. On
standard English Windows XP it is "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs", but on other languaghes it is different.

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs) returns the
Programs folder for current user.

Is there any method to find it for 'All Users' ?

TIA

Boaz Ben-Porat
Milestone Systems A/S
Denmark