What is the difference between %windir% and %SystemRoot% ?

[h.wulff]

Hello,

what is the reason to have these two enviroment settings? They both
point to c:\winnt.
Does %windir% come from customer windows?

Thank you for your effort!

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes they'll always point to the same location. Probably backward
compatibility.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Reg_Sz
systemroot=YourPath

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
Reg_Expand_Sz
windir=%systemroot%

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Regards,

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:
| Hello,
|
| what is the reason to have these two enviroment settings? They both
| point to c:\winnt.
| Does %windir% come from customer windows?
|
| Thank you for your effort!
| --
|
| h.wulff
| [dont send me an email]