"A_StClai***@hotmail.com" <A_StClai***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1162236675.478270.232340@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> hi all,
>
> in my Outlook add-in, I was using
> System.Windows.Forms.Application.UserAppDataPath to get the user
> roaming directory.
>
> however since moving from Visual Studio 2003 to 2005, I noticed the
> value returned by this property changed.  namely, it went from
> 'C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data' to 'C:\Documents
> and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft Corporation\Microsoft
> Office Outlook\11.0.8010'.
>
> I know I can use
> Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)
> with VS 2005 to get what I want.  still, I was just wondering why
> there's a difference in
> System.Windows.Forms.Application.UserAppDataPath between .NET 1.1 and
> 2.0.
>
> does anyone know?
>
> thx