On 12/13/2012 1:39 AM, Glenn Linderman wrote:
On 12/12/2012 6:10 PM, Janzert wrote:
On 12/12/2012 8:43 PM, Glenn Linderman wrote:
On 12/12/2012 5:36 PM, Brian Curtin wrote:
>> C:\ProgramData\Python
^^^^^ That. Is not the path that the link below is talking
about, though.
It actually does; it is rather confusing though. :/
I agree with the below. But I have never seen a version of Windows on
which c:\ProgramData was the actual path for FOLDERID_ProgramData. Can
you reference documentation that states that it was there, for some
version? This documentation speaks of:
c:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Application Data (which I knew from
XP, and I think 2000, not sure I remember NT)
In Vista.0, Vista.1, and Vista.2, I guess it is moved to
C:\users\AllUsers\AppData\Roaming (typically).
Neither of those would result in C:\ProgramData\Python.
The SO answer links to the KNOWNFOLDERID docs; the relevant entry
specifically is at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378457.aspx#FOLDERID_ProgramData
which gives the default path as,
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% (%ProgramData%, %SystemDrive%\ProgramData)
checking on my local windows 7 install gives:
C:\>echo %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
C:\ProgramData
C:\>echo %ProgramData%
C:\ProgramData
It's referring to KNOWNFOLDERID constant FOLDERID_ProgramData. The
actual on disk location for this has changed over windows versions. As
noted below in the SO link given:
"Note that this documentation refers to the typical path as per older
versions of Windows. In modern versions of Windows it is located in
%SystemDrive%\ProgramData."
>
>
> Making a new top-level directory without asking is obnoxious.
See
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9518890/what-is-the-significance-programdata-in-windows
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