Folder Names in Windows.....How do I find out?

Kenz

Good Day

Does anyone know how to find the name of a folder that's installed by default by Windows when the OS is in German or French? The folders in a localised OS are named different than the English version, but this is only a label stuck on top of the folder. Where is this info stored in Windows, ie. the "Programs Files" folder = "Programme" in French? I've done searches on the registry but I can't find anything. Maybe there's a DOS command I can run to find this out?

Capt'n Midnight

No idea - have a look on technet perhaps ?

you can use system variables in command prompt / start run - eg: type SET in dos prompt and use %'s to use it .

eg: start run %windir%
%appdata%
%userprofile%

Don't forget you can use IF EXIST in the autoexec.bat/login script to label them too.

If exist c:\programmi\*.* set LANG=Italian
(will work even if folder empty)

ColmOT [MSFT]

That depends on the lnguage. Some langs have the folder names localised, others don't.

Is there a specific list of languages you're after?

Capt'n Midnights' suggestion is the best way to dynamically get them from a script.

oneweb

Typing %ProgramFiles% in the address bar will redirect you to the appropriate folder.

In fact, any of the folders listed under SET can be browsed to using this method