Re: Re: right path on WinXP to document
| From: | Gabor Hojtsy | Date: | Sun, 11 Nov 2001 17:44:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: right path on WinXP to document | ||
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> > > > > Nope... at least, that's not what I've heard.
> > > > > Windows 2000 uses c:\winnt (for php.ini) and c:\winnt\system32
(for
> > > > > php4ts.dll)
> > > > > Windows XP uses c:\windows and c:\windows\system32
> > > >
> > > > Hm, this may well be, since I 'just' updated the system from
Windows
> > > > 2000 to WindowsXP and did no fresh install.
> > >
> > > you can use the %WINDIR% or %SystemRoot% env-variables to detect such
> >things.
> >
> >OK, so as I have updated the installation instructions
> >to refer to NT/2000/XP as the same regarding path names.
> >So can anybody confirm, that a fresh install of Win XP
> >uses the same dirs as Win2000 or Win98, or what?
>
> obviously it depends :)
>
> (fresh)
> win9x - windows
> winnt4/5 - winnt
> winxp - windows
>
> (overwritten)
> win9x -> winxp - windows
> win9x -> winnt5 - windows
> winnt5 -> winxp - winnt
>
> some users may also use different directories... but IMO they should be
> smart enough to know where they have installed windows.
> just do something like
> Win9x:
> copy to %WINDIR%\system
> Winnt4/2000/XP:
> copy to %SystemRoot%\system32
OK, so I'll update the manual this week, adding a central
note somewhere about system and windows dirs, and pointing
there from all the other places.
Goba