Determine the standard programs directory

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Question:

How can determine the standard programs directory (e.g. one of the following)

C:\Programs
C:\Program Files
C:\Programme    // German

Answer:

Read the registry on path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
And read the value of: ProgramFilesDir

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