Environment Variables List

Path variable list: For convenience, the files listed on “ Installation Process” may have path variables. Below is a key list of corresponding general defaults for typical path variables (in some cases the path may be different):

%WinDir% = Corresponds to the “Windows” directory. A typical path is: “C:\WINDOWS” (for Windows 9x/ME/XP), “C:\WINNT” (for Windows NT/2000).

%SystemDir% = Corresponds to the Windows system directory used to store system files used by the Windows operating system: A typical path is: “C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32″ (for Windows 9x/ME/XP), “C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32″ (for Windows NT/2000).

%ProgramFiles% = Corresponds to the Program Files directory used to store installed applications. A typical path is: “C:\Program Files”.

%DesktopDir% = A variable that refers to the file system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop. A typical path is: “C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Desktop”.

%StartMenu% = A variable that refers to the file system directory containing Start menu items. A typical path is “C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Start Menu”.

%Temp% = A variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, the path is “C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Local Settings\Temp\” (for Windows NT/2000/XP).

%Programs% = A variable that refers to the file system directory that contains the user’s program groups. A typical path is “C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Start Menu\Programs”.

%UserProfile% = A variable that refers to the personal data directory containing data associated to a specific user. A typical path is “C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]” (for Windows XP), C:\Users\[USERNAME]” (for Windows Vista).

%System% = A variable that refers to the System folder. By default, the path is “C:\Windows\System” (for Windows 95/98/Me), “C:\Winnt\System32″ (for Windows NT/2000), or “C:\Windows\System32″ (for Windows XP).

[RANDOM CHARACTERS] = Means random characters that the program creates.