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

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

Is there any method to find it for 'All Users' ?
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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)
 
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.
 
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++
Nicholas Paldino said:
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)

Boaz Ben-Porat said:
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
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Even better!


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

Sheng Jiang said:
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)

Boaz Ben-Porat said:
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
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