Check the state of the OS and proceed accordingly.

Kyhi said:

Thank You Matt for sharing that code...
@Try3 Several members have set me code to adjust "Image Health" to work with relocated Personal folders - Your code is the only one found to work...
Thank You

The original version contained explanations for the two stages being used.

Code:

:: Extract the Registry entry for the Desktop folder [Current user]
For /F "usebackq tokens=3 " %%X in (`Reg Query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Desktop`) Do Set DesktopFolderRaw=%%X
:: Resolve a result that contains a variable such as %UserProfile%
For /F "usebackq delims=" %%Y in (`Echo %DesktopFolderRaw%`) Do Set DesktopFolder=%%Y

Denis

Code:

:: Resolve a result that contains a variable such as %UserProfile%

That was the issue - others would find the redirected Folder - but would fail with a default %UserProfile% folder

Again Thank You...

Hello @Kyhi, I have PM'd you the updated code.

If I ever want vbs to find the desktop I run
FindDesktop.vbs

Code:

UserDesktop = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SpecialFolders("Desktop")
' The following MsgBox line is just there to make this a demonstrator version
MsgBox UserDesktop

But I hardly ever use vbs for this job.

I also have a PS method for finding the Desktop. All three methods are in my post Find the user Desktop folder path - PS, vbs, batch methods - TenForums

Denis

Just an observation!

When using . . .

(net session >nul 2>&1)||(PowerShell start """%~0""" -verb runas & exit /b)

. . . the title bar shows as C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe, instead of Administrator:!

if you are starting from a command prompt - then you need to use path with "Quote's" due to space