My installer copied a log.txt file which had been generated on an XP computer. I was looking at that log file thinking it was generated on Vista. Once I fixed my log4net configuration to be “Vista Compatible”. Environment.GetFolderPath was returning the expected results. Therefore, I’m closing this post.
The following SpecialFolder path reference might be useful:
Output On Windows Server 2003:
SpecialFolder.ApplicationData: C:\Documents and Settings\blake\Application Data SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles: C:\Program Files SpecialFolder.CommonProgramFiles: C:\Program Files\Common Files SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory: C:\Documents and Settings\blake\Desktop SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData: C:\Documents and Settings\blake\Local Settings\Application Data SpecialFolder.MyDocuments: C:\Documents and Settings\blake\My Documents SpecialFolder.System: C:\WINDOWS\system32`
Output on Vista:
SpecialFolder.ApplicationData: C:\Users\blake\AppData\Roaming SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData: C:\ProgramData SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles: C:\Program Files SpecialFolder.CommonProgramFiles: C:\Program Files\Common Files SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory: C:\Users\blake\Desktop SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData: C:\Users\blake\AppData\Local SpecialFolder.MyDocuments: C:\Users\blake\Documents SpecialFolder.System: C:\Windows\system32