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>Fell into the same trap myself more than once.< g >
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>To get the All Users Desktop, pass "AllUsersDesktop" to the SpecialFolders method. Simple as that.

Thanks for all your help George.. last question.. is there a more generic way to access the .lnk without prior knowledge of where it has been installed.. (eg the user knows that the shortcut exists on the desktop.. but they may not be aware that the desktop is divided into parts.. ie All Users and User).

-- Len