Returning windows directory 2

[elziko]

Is there a function that will return the name of the directory that windows was intalled to?

Thanks

elziko

 

[Alt255]

Thanks, Chip. I found most of the system variables in
[tt]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment[/tt]
and[tt]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\...[/tt]

NT doesn't mind if you modify these at the cmd.exe prompt (luckily, the changes only last for the current cmd session). I wonder how Windows would respond if these variables were modified through the registry...

Well, I believe you are right. There probably isn't a practical way to restrict access to the settings.

Neat thought, though.

Alt255@Vorpalcom.Intranets.com

"What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to."[tt]
Hansell B. Duckett[/tt]​

 

[chiph]

Alt -

I thought for sure that the user portion was stored under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Maybe on Win2k -- I'll check when I get home tonight (I'm on NT 4 at work).

But it's good that you found the system variables -- probably should only use the ones under "Current Control Set". The others are probably for other system configurations (left over from Windows Setup, most likely)

Chip H.