System.Environment.GetFolderPath limited to the current user

[Guest]

VB.Net allows the ability to find the path of special folders by calling the
System.Environment.GetFolderPath function with a parameter specifying which
special folder I want the path of. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to allow
finding special folders related to "All Users".

For example, I am trying to determine the "All Users Start Menu" folder but
am only able to find the "Start Menu" folder for the current user.

How is it possible to get special folder paths for folders not listed in
..Net's Special Folder enumeration?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Me.Text = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ALLUSERSPROFILE") & "\Start
Menu"



Ken

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VB.Net allows the ability to find the path of special folders by calling the
System.Environment.GetFolderPath function with a parameter specifying which
special folder I want the path of. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to
allow
finding special folders related to "All Users".

For example, I am trying to determine the "All Users Start Menu" folder but
am only able to find the "Start Menu" folder for the current user.

How is it possible to get special folder paths for folders not listed in
..Net's Special Folder enumeration?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Me.Text = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ALLUSERSPROFILE") & "\Start
Menu"

Notice that "Start Menu" is localized. On my German language machine the
folder's name is "Startmenü".

 

[Guest]

This works great for english versions of WinNT based machines, but there has
to be a better way that works for all languages of all OS's.

Is it possible to impersonate "AllUsers" before using the .NET GetFolderPath
function?

In the MSDN help, microsoft refers to the following link for more help on
special folders, not sure if it really helps (it didn't help me):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/Shell/reference/enums/csidl.asp

Nick