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Complete Listing Of Pre-Defined Folders Used By MSI

Summary

List of pre-defined folders for MSI's

Synopsis

Pre-defined folders are used extensively in MSI-based installations. Unless otherwise stated, folders are set for the Current User or All Users depending on how the ALLUSERS property is set.


Discussion

A concise listing of the predefined folders is provided below.

Property NameBrief Description of Property
AdminToolsFolderFull path to directory containing administrative tools.
AppDataFolderFull path to the Application Data folder for the current user.
CommonAppDataFolderFull path to Application data for all users.
CommonFiles64FolderFull path to the predefined 64-bit Common Files folder.
CommonFilesFolderFull path to the Common Files folder for the current user.
DesktopFolderFull path to the Desktop folder.
FavoritesFolderFull path to the Favorites folder for the current user.
FontsFolderFull path to the Fonts folder.
LocalAppDataFolderFull path to the directory that serves as a data repository for local (non-roaming) applications.
MyPicturesFolderFull path to the MyPicturesFolder.
PersonalFolderFull path to the Personal folder for the current user.
ProgramFiles64FolderFull path of the predefined 64-bit Program Files folder.
ProgramFilesFolderFull path of the predefined 32-bit Program Files folder.
ProgramMenuFolderFull path to the Program Menu folder.
SendToFolderFull path to the SendTo folder for the current user.
StartMenuFolderFull path to the Start menu folder.
StartupFolderFull path to the Startup folder.
System16FolderFull path to folder for 16-bit system DLLs.
System64FolderFull path to the predefined System64 folder.
SystemFolderFull path to the System folder for the current user.
TempFolderFull path to the Temp folder.
TemplateFolderFull path to the Template folder.
WindowsFolderFull path to the Windows folder for the current user.
WindowsVolumeThe volume of the Windows folder.

Additional Information

For more information on these predefined folders, refer to the Windows Installer Help Library topic System Folder Properties.

For more information on per-user installations, refer to the Windows Installer Help Library topic Per-User Installations.

For more information on per-machine installations, refer to the Windows Installer Help Library topic Per-Machine Installations.

For more information on the ALLUSERS property, refer to the Windows Installer Help Library topic ALLUSERS Property.

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Complete Listing Of Pre-Defined Folders Used By MSI