CSIDL paths changing

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Hi John,

> For some unknown reason, every so often my CSIDL folder path changes.
> Nothing goes wrong on my machine but the hardcoded paths in SB change.

Perhaps this is just the way Vista etc displays the paths.
Have a look at the screenshots (attached) from Vista Home Premium (this is
using (My) Computer to navigate folders)

From Public.JPG
-----------------
Navigating to \Users\Public shows the public folders as
Users\Public\Public Documents
Users\Public\Public Downloads

etc - NB the 'extra' 'Public'

From PublicDocuments.JPG
----------------------------
If you go into Public\Public Documents then the address bar still shows the
path as c:\Users\Public\Public Documents

From ClickInAddress.JPG
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But if you click in the address bar the path changes to what it actually is
on disk ie c:\Users\Public\Documents

c:\Users\Public\Documents is also what you'll see if you use a command
prompt to navigate to the location.

HTH

Graham