Some applications attempt to directly read the "Shell Folders" values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER, which would ...

Some applications attempt to directly read the "Shell Folders" values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER, which would return the folders for the user performing the install. This compatibility fix returns the common path so that the application will be available for all users of the computer after install. Applies to: Windows 95, Windows 98