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			Property: WshShell.SpecialFolders WshShell.SpecialFolders strFolderName The SpecialFolders property returns a WshSpecialFolders object which can be used to access various Windows shell folders such as the desktop folder, the Start Menu folder and the personal document folder. If strFolderName is unavailable, SpecialFolders returns NULL. The following is the list of available special folders on various Windows OS. (Note: not all of the following special folders are available to all flavors of Windows). AllUsersDesktop AllUsersStartMenu AllUsersPrograms AllUsersStartup Desktop Favorites Fonts MyDocuments NetHood PrintHood Programs Recent SendTo StartMenu Startup Templates Code: Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set objWshSpecialFolders = WshShell.SpecialFolders WSCript.Echo "My documents are in: " & objWshSpecialFolders("MyDocuments") ' Or to access the WshSpecialFolders object directly from the WshShell object WSCript.Echo "My documents are in: " & WshShell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments") Output: My documents are in: C:\WINNT\Profiles\theGuru\My Documents My documents are in: C:\WINNT\Profiles\theGuru\My Documents