[THIN] Re: Explorer shell folders in hkey_users\.default\ (reg_sz keys &environment variables)
- From: "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:24:14 -0700
REG_EXPAND_SZ is required if you wish to have environment variables expanded
when a program or script reads the Data for that Value. Also, if your
looking to configure the default profile, HKCU\.Default is not the key you
need to modify. To modify the Default User, you need to load the ntuser.dat
hive (typically, c:\documents and settings\default user\) and modify that.
HKCU\.Default is the default profile used on the console when no one is
logged in.
Joe
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Joe Grainger
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:42 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Explorer shell folders in hkey_users\.default\ (reg_sz keys
&environment variables)
Hi all,
I've researched this one briefly, using google, tweaking keywords, and
limiting search results by domain. (e.g. using site:microsoft.com)
Viewing the contents of the registry, the default key value is always
REG_SZ, and can't be changed.
On Windows 2003 Server, because the default value is REG_SZ, can you modify
a default value to include an environment variable?
E.g Replacing c:\documents and settings\administrator\recent with
%userprofile%\recent
I have found Microsoft Knowledge Base articles which do state that to use
environment variables, you have to use the REG_EXPAND_SZ value type.
However I can't find a definitive answer to my question before I run any
tests.
Thanks!
Joe
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