How do I specify the User's LocalAppDataFolder in a VS 2008 setup project?

Posted by Thorsten Lorenz on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by Thorsten Lorenz
Published on 2010-04-01T14:29:11Z Indexed on 2010/04/01 14:33 UTC
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Basically I am looking for a way to create application data files during setup inside the folder corresponding to:

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData)

or put another way (for WindowsXP):

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data

I tried the solution suggested here, but id didn't do the trick.

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