Get a reference to windows directory ?

[JezB]

There is no enumeration for the windows directory in SpecialDirectories, how
can I get the windows directory path ?

 

[Jared]

Depending on which directory you want...

Dim WinDir As String =
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System)
WinDir += vbCrLf & Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%SYSTEMROOT%")
MsgBox(WinDir)

 

[mortb]

System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("windir");

cheers,

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

There is no enumeration for the windows directory in SpecialDirectories, how
can I get the windows directory path ?

System directory:

'Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System))'

Windows directory:

'System.Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%WinDir%")'

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Trick by Bill McCarthy:

'System.Environment.GetFolderPath(CType(&H24, System.Environment.SpecialFolder))'

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P/invoke on 'GetWindowsDirectory' (IMO the preferred way):

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