Template Name

Directory Template

Default Path - XP

Default Path - Vista/Windows 7/Windows 2008

AppData

?roamingappdata?

C?\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming

CommonAdminTools

 

?commonadmintools?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start

Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

CommonDesktop

?publicdesktop?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

C:\Users\Public\Desktop

CommonDocuments

?publicdocuments?

C:\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Documents

C:\Users\Public\Documents

CommonDownloads

?publicdownloads?

 N/A*

C:\Users\Public\Downloads

CommonGamesTasks

?publicgametasks?

N/A*

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer

 

CommonMusic

 

?publicmusic?

C:\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Documents\My Music

C:\Users\Public\Music

 

CommonOEMLinks

 

?commonoemlinks?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\OEM

Links

C:\ProgramData\OEM Links

 

CommonPictures

 

?publicpictures?

C:\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Documents\My Pictures

C:\Users\Public\Pictures

CommonProgramFiles  

?programfilescommon?

C:\Program Files\Common Files

C:\Program Files\Common Files

 

CommonProgramFiles

X64

?programfilescommonx6

4?

See Remarks Table on page 104

See remark

CommonProgramFiles

X86

?programfilescommonx8

6?

 

See Remarks Table on page 104

See remark

 

CommonSidebarDefaultParts

 

?sidebardefaultparts?

 N/A*

C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

CommonStartMenu

?commonstartmenu?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start

Menu\Programs

 

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs

CommonStartup

?commonstartup?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start

Menu\Programs\StartUp

 

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start

Menu\Programs\StartUp

CommonTemplates

?commontemplates?

C:\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Templates

 

C:\ProgramData\Templates

 

CommonVideos

?publicvideos?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Videos

 

C:\Users\Public\Videos

 

LocalAppData

?localappdata?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\

LocalizedResourcesDir

?localizedresourcesdir?

C:\Windows\resources\0409 (code page)

C:\Windows\resources\0409 (code page)

 

ProgramData

 ?programdata?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data

 

C:\ProgramData

ProgramFilesX64

?programfilesx64?

 See Remarks Table on page 104

See remark

ProgramFilesX86   

?programfilesx86?

See Remarks Table on page 104

See remark

PublicDir

?public?

N/A*

C:\Users\Public

ResourceDir

?resourcedir?

C:\Windows\Resources

C:\Windows\Resources

SampleMusic

?samplemusic?

C:\Doucments and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\Sample Music

C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music

SamplePictures

?samplepictures?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures

C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures

SamplePlaylists

?sampleplaylists?

N/A*

C:\Users\{ib;oc\Music\Sample Playlists

Sample Videos

?samplevideos?

N/A*

C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos

SystemDir

?system?

C:\Windows\System32

C:\Windows\System32

System Fonts

?fonts?

C:\WIndows\Fonts

C:\Windows\Fonts

SystemX86Dir

?systemx86?

See Remarks Table on page 104

see remark

UserAdminTools

?admintools?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mi crosoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

UserCDBuring

?cdburning?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn

UserContacts

?contacts?

N/A*

C:\Users\<iserma,e?\Contacts

UserCookies

?cookies?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies

UserDesktop

?desktop?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop

UserDocuments

?documents?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents

UserDownloads

?downloads?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\Downloads

UserFavorites

?favorites?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Favorites

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Favorites

UserGameTasks

?gametasks?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\gameExplorer

UserHistory

?history?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\History

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\History

UserInternetCache

?internetcache?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary InternetFiles

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary InternetFiles

UserLinksDir

?links?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\Links

UserLocalAppDataLow

?localappdatalow?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\

UserMusic

?music?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Music

 

UserNetworkShortcuts

?nethood?

C:\Documetns and Settings\<username>\NetHood

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WIndows\Network Shorts

UserOriginalImages

?originalimages?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images

UserPhotoAlbums

?photoalbums?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\Pictures\Slide Shows

UserPictures

?pictures?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Pictgures?

C:\Users<nusername>\Pictures

UserPrinterShortcuts

?printhood?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Printhood

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts

UserProfile

?profile?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\

C:\Users\<username>

UserProfiles

?userprofiles?

N/A*

C:\Users

UserPrograms

?programs?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

UserQuickLanunch

?quicklaunch?

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

UserRecent

?recent?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Recent

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent

UserSavedGames

?savedgames?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\Saved Games

UserSearches

?savedsearches?

N/A*

C:\Users\<username>\Saved Searches

UserSendTo

?sendto?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\SendTo

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming \Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

UserStartMenu

?startmenu?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

UserStartup

?startup?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\StartUp

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start

UserTemplates

?templates?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Templates

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates

UserVideos

?videos?

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Videos

C:\Users\<username>\Videos

Windoes

?windows?

C:\Windows

C:\Windows

Table 1:  Template Mapping Samples

* N/A means not supported on the platform.