Getting the correct Path to the USB on the deployment machine

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Hopefully somebody can help me out here ... basically I am writing a deployment program and am using the path of the program that is executing in order to access the Folders containing data that I am passing as part of the deployment.

I was using the line

C#

myPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath);

but as that was failing I am now using this line

C#

myPath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase);

Both of these work just fine on my (Vista) Desktop & give me the exact path of the executing program. However, when I run the Setup on my (WinXP) laptop via a USB which is coming up as the E: drive, mySetup is NOT set to

E:\KAELC\mySetup

as I would expect, but it is set to (something like)

C:\Documents And Settings\Gary\Local Settings\Apps\2.0\GPACJD60.Z71\H0J8N8V7.3VK\kael..tion_b7e3cbeea3dd9a25_0001.000_ce512e4defa9e

Can somebody please explain how I get around this ?!?

Posted 26-Mar-12 6:02am

Gary Heath

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Solution 1

Please, check whether the XP machine has any mapping network share with a drive name. If yes remove it and try it again.

For better understanding please refer to the following link

http://www.petri.co.il/control-usb-drive-letter-assignment-in-windows.htm[^]

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Posted 26-Mar-12 10:11am

senguptaamlan

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Gary Heath · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-26T21:32:00

Solution 2

Hi senguptaamlan, thanks for the suggestion, but no, there is no mapping on the laptop, it's just a basic, new installation & it finds the USB as drive E: every time, it's just this path inside the program that is being "diverted" !!!

UPDATE ... I get the same problem on my son's Windows 7 laptop :-(

Posted 26-Mar-12 21:32pm

Gary Heath

Updated 26-Mar-12 22:18pm

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