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user489041
user489041

Reputation: 28304

Getting System32 folder location with java

On XP and above, my System32 folder is at C:\WINDOWS\system32. On Windows 2000 it is at C:\WINNT\system32. Is there a 

System.getProperty("something");
or some way that I can get the location of the System32 folder?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 9629

Answers (3)

John Topley
John Topley

Reputation: 115362

This should work:

String system32Path = System.getenv("SystemRoot") + "\\system32";

On my installation of Windows XP, typing set SystemRoot in a Command Prompt returns C:\Windows

Upvotes: 4

Nicholas Carey
Nicholas Carey

Reputation: 74267

The environment variable SYSTEMROOT will give you the location of the windows install point (something like 'C:\Windows'). Construction of the full path to the System32 directory is of course, simple ('C:\Windows\System32').

Upvotes: 2

wkl
wkl

Reputation: 79921

Since I think NT, the way to get it through environment variables is: %WINDIR%\system32

You can do this:

String sysdir = System.getenv("WINDIR") + "\\system32";

More default environment variables for windows on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable#Examples_from_Microsoft_Windows

SYSTEMROOT and WINDIR are identical in NT systems, but WINDIR also works for older, 9x kernel-based windows.

Upvotes: 17

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