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Q: Path to Windows?

Hi

Can anybody tell me how to find the path to the windows directory using
vb.net e.g. If the windows folder is in c:\windows I want that, if it is
d:\windows I need that.

Thanks in advance

Geoff
Nov 21 '05 #1
3 908
Geoff,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rpathtopic.asp

And than those special folder link on this page.

I hope this helps,

Cor
Nov 21 '05 #2
"Geoff Jones" <no********@email.com> schrieb:
Can anybody tell me how to find the path to the windows directory using
vb.net e.g. If the windows folder is in c:\windows I want that, if it is
d:\windows I need that.


<URL:http://www.google.to/groups?selm=u3r5PZOAFHA.1388%40TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gb l>

The 2nd trick shown in the message above doesn't seem to work with .NET 1.1.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #3
Thanks Guys

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:ez**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
"Geoff Jones" <no********@email.com> schrieb:
Can anybody tell me how to find the path to the windows directory using
vb.net e.g. If the windows folder is in c:\windows I want that, if it is
d:\windows I need that.


<URL:http://www.google.to/groups?selm=u3r5PZOAFHA.1388%40TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gb l>

The 2nd trick shown in the message above doesn't seem to work with .NET
1.1.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #4

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