From:	"Ben Davis" <ben AT vjpoole DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject:	Detecting Windows and Windows directory from DOS
Date:	Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:57:01 -0000
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I need to write an installation program for my DOS game. I want to design it
so that if it detects Windows 95 or higher it puts the game in the Start
Menu.

I can detect Windows from DOS - that part's easy, as I use Allegro which has
the function built in. But can I detect the actual Windows directory? How?

By the way, I have no decent experience or documentation on Windows
programming. One day...

Ben Davis

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