special-folders

I need to install a file into the Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData folder, which differs between XP and Vista. Is there a built in way to reference the correct folder in WiX or will I have to use conditional checks for OS and do it manually? If I have to do the latter, how do I reference the current windows user's directory in Vista? Use Directory element with Id set to AppDataFolder : <Directory Id="AppDataFolder"> <Directory Id="MyAppFolder" Name="My"> <Component Id="MyComponent"> <File Source="Files\test1.txt" /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> This will result in test1.txt

UPDATE: So I just found out in doing all this leg work that it seems the "Links" folder in your user folder can be named ANYTHING and you can still access it by going to "C:\Users(username)\Links" Ex: Rename "C:\Users\(username)\Links" to "C:\Users\(username)\MyNewLinksFolder" Then try to browse to... "C:\Users\(username)\Links" (forehead to palm) There is a "Favorites" node in the Windows 7 file explorer tree: The path to those favorites (by default) is here: I want to be able to get this path via c# code. I was hoping to use the Environment.SpecialFolder Enum but that seems to be a wash! I

Is there any way of accessing the internal SD card on Android devices that have internal flash, internal SD and external SD cards? In Android 2.2 and previous, there is only one "external storage" ( Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() ). The definition of where this points is up to the device manufacturer. The Compatibility Definition Document (CDD) merely mandates that it be at least 2GB, IIRC. It is not even required for "external storage" to be removable. At this time, there are no standard APIs to get to other partitions or cards. A device manufacturer might document how to access

Windows 7 (and probably Windows Vista) display localized folder names using the LocalizedResourceName entry in the desktop.ini file. For my Documents folder, this looks like [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21770 IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112 IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll IconIndex=-235 (see this question) This way the explorer displays the path "C:\Users\Username\Documents" as "C:\Benutzer\Username\Dokumente" on a german Windows. I wonder, if there's any build-in shell function to automatically get this localized

I am working on a VBScript that is to show the "Computer" icon on the desktop. I've been able to do one for IE using the following code, however as Computer is a "Special Folder" that does not seem to have an actual location I can't use the same method. Would anyone have any idea how to enable it via VBScript? IE Shortcut code: Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'Create Shortcut for IE on desktop allUsersDesktop = objShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersDesktop") usersDesktop = objShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") Set objShortCut = objShell.CreateShortcut(usersDesktop & "\Internet