From: "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Detecting Windows and Windows directory from DOS
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:16:49 -0500
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Damian Yerrick wrote:

> >>You can get the windows directory in the 'windir' environment variable,
> >>but the location of the Start Menu is stored in the windows registry,
> >>so if somebody moves their Start Menu,
> Unlikely.

I agree, but i really hate programs that install things in the wrong
location.  Example:  I had windows installed on my "D:" drive once, and I
noticed that many programs still tried to install into "C:\Program Files".
That is also movable and on my machine was "D:\Program Files".

> >>then your program would fail to add to it.
> Installer:  "If you've moved your Start Menu folder,
> you will have to add the shortcut manually."

That would be acceptable...

> >All right. How do I read the Windows registry from a DOS program (if it's
> >possible)?
> That's what I've been wondering.  Why doesn't it just store
> its registry as text like GNU/Linux does?

Disclaimer:  I'm not an advocate of the Win32 registry.
Accessing data in the registry is _far_ faster than parsing a text file.

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(\/) Rolf Campbell (\/)