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Location of desktop directory
I'm writing a script for a marketing CD to drop a .lnk file on the desktop on a users request. Unfortunatlely I can't exactly remember where the desktop directory is in Win98/95/ME. I think it's C:\windows\desktop. We would like to install this for "all users" on that machine. Any help would be appreciated.
...Joel
...Joel
Your script could be configured to copy the .lnk file to C:\%windir%\desktop\
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For these operating systems 95/98/ME... C:\%windir%\desktop\ is the "All Users" desktop? ...For lack of a better term. I appreciate the quick response.
for the current user I am not sure if %userprofile%\Desktop works on 98 or Me but might be worth checking.
Actually, I think you can create an All Users folder in the windows folder and then create a desktop folder in there and be guarenteed that any user who logs in will get the link. Some installs of Win9x have a profiles folder and then individual user folders in there.
I only mention creating an All Users folder because I was cleaning a machine of spyware and didn't even realize that Win98 used an all users folder until I checked in there and saw that the stupid spyware was actually loading from c:\windows\all users\start menu\programs\startup. The one place I didn't check!
It's worth a shot.
I only mention creating an All Users folder because I was cleaning a machine of spyware and didn't even realize that Win98 used an all users folder until I checked in there and saw that the stupid spyware was actually loading from c:\windows\all users\start menu\programs\startup. The one place I didn't check!
It's worth a shot.
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Just so you know, "Documents and Settings" is only a directory of Windows 2000/XP/2003
For Win95/95/ME computers not using user profiles, the path is C:\%windir%\desktop\
For Win95/95/ME computers not using user profiles, the path is C:\%windir%\desktop\
if the docs and settings folder doesn't exist, then its not a 2000/xp machine, so the batch runs the 'else' which puts it in the c:\windows\desktop
so it tests for OS and installs the shortcut appropriately
so it tests for OS and installs the shortcut appropriately
Exactly
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Thanks to everyone for your help on this. The script works great.
you are very welcome. glad it works.