[Deskcut] Wrongly identify Desktop on Windows

Wiley Q. Hacker wiley.q.hacker at gmail.com
Thu Nov 3 13:37:53 EST 2005


I'm using deskCut 0.5.0.1 on Windows XP. On the Directory tab in its 
options, in File Path Options, when I select "Use Desktop" and click on 
"Find", it identifies my desktop incorrectly. I have to select "Set 
Directory" and browse to my desktop for it to be identified correctly.

Perhaps it is because my desktop is not in the "usual" place - I use 
C:\User\Desktop.

It appears deskCut thinks the desktop must always be at 
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop, which is not the case in Windows XP. In WinXP, 
you can find out what your desktop is from the registry key 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell 
Folders. The value called Desktop has the absolute path to the desktop.

Can you please fix this?

Thanks
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Wiley


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