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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:01:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: "Christopher A. Snyder" <csnyder AT wetstonetech DOT com>
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Subject: RE: Meaningful Windows locations and cygpath
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I think that was the original idea...
	Igor

On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Christopher A. Snyder wrote:

> The problem with using the $USERPROFILE is all off these "Special Folders"
> can be changed to just about anything. For example, I change my "My
> Documents" folder to a network drive, but I leave most other items local. A
> better way to resolve the location of these folders is to look in the
> registry. Using the cygwin app, regtool.exe
>
> regtool get "/HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Shell
> Folders/Personal"
>
> will give you the location of the My Documents
>
> Using this command you could create an alias, mounting, or env var to
> shortcut getting to the folder.
>
> This is true under Win2k. I assume XP and ME do the same thing as well.
>
> A better solution, IMHO, would be to have cygpath figure out all these
> special locations.
>
> Chris
>
> >In 2000 domain and probably .NET, active directory,
> >group policy, user config
> >there are 4 folders and 1 subfolder that receive special
> >consideration from MS in domain administration
> >
> >"$USERPROFILE/Application Data"
> >"$USERPROFILE/Desktop"
> >"$USERPROFILE/My Documents"
> >       "$USERPROFILE/My Documents/My Pictures"
> >"$USERPROFILE/Start Menu"
> >
> >Each is individually redirectable to some other location
> >but should still be accessable under "$USERPROFILE"
> >
> >I hope I'm not telling something already generally known.

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