How to get full path for "Program Files" folder?

[pedestrian via DotNetMonster.com]

I'm using VB 2005. How to get the full path for "Program Files" folder in
Windows,
ie. either it is C:\Program Files or D:\Program Files or etc.?

How about the full path of "Windows" folder? (either C:\Windows or C:\WINNT
etc.)

Thanks for replying...

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I'm using VB 2005. How to get the full path for "Program Files" folder in
Windows,
ie. either it is C:\Program Files or D:\Program Files or etc.?

How about the full path of "Windows" folder? (either C:\Windows or
C:\WINNT
etc.)

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[Tom Shelton]

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Herfried - the trick by Bill doesn't work anymore. I think it hasn't
since 1.1. My personal favorite, is to just use the P/Invoke method.

 

[Tom Shelton]

I'm using VB 2005. How to get the full path for "Program Files" folder in
Windows,
ie. either it is C:\Program Files or D:\Program Files or etc.?

Console.WriteLine( _

System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles))

 

[pedestrian via DotNetMonster.com]

Thanks to both of you, Herfried and Tom...