The system cannot find the path specified???

[tinfanide]

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@ECHO ON

CD C:\
FOR /F "tokens=3 skip=4" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Desktop') DO CD %%A

REM should return
REM %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
REM for English-version Windows

PAUSE

I have no idea why it doesn't work with the CD command in this case.
I want to dig into the registry for the absolute path to Desktop in every Windows.

[trebor68]

Please change your code to:

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FOR /F "tokens=3 skip=4" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Desktop') DO CALL CD /D %%A

The CALL command dissolve the "%USERPROFILE%".
With CD /D command will change also the drive letter.

[tinfanide]

Please change your code to:

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FOR /F "tokens=3 skip=4" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Desktop') DO CALL CD /D %%A

The CALL command dissolve the "%USERPROFILE%".
With CD /D command will change also the drive letter.

"dissolve"?
Not until you told me did I not know the use of "call" like this.
Thank you for your help.