On Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:14:09 -0000 (UTC), Arlen G. Holder wrote:

Since you archived the Win7 Special Folders, I'll post the results from both
WinXP and Win10 separately, for the benefit of those on all Windows platforms
WinXP: cscript ListSpecialFolders.vbs WinXP_SpecialFolders.txt
Win10: cscript ListSpecialFolders.vbs Win10_SpecialFolders.txt

Hi JJ, Don Kuenz, et al.,

As always, to share added value in every post on Usenet, for now, and for the
permanent websearchable permanent Windows newsgroup archives, here are
results of JJ's VBS script on WinXP to share with other Windows aficionados.

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[Desktop]
"My Computer" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
"Control Panel" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
"Printers and Faxes" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
"Network Connections" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
"Scheduled Tasks" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
"Scanners and Cameras" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}
"My Network Places" ::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
"Recycle Bin" ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Total: 8

[Global]
"Computer Search Results Folder" ::{1F4DE370-D627-11D1-BA4F-00A0C91EEDBA}
My Documents ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
"" ::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
"Search Results Folder" ::{E17D4FC0-5564-11D1-83F2-00A0C90DC849}

Total: 4

[File System]
"Fonts" C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
"Temporary Internet Files" C:\Documents and Settings\foobar\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
"History" C:\Documents and Settings\foobar\Local Settings\History
.NET Assembly C:\Windows\assembly

Total: 4

[Known Other Special Folders]
Win2K/XP/2K3 ActiveX Cache FolderName.{88C6C381-2E85-11D0-94DE-444553540000}
Win2K/XP/2K3 Internet Explorer History FolderName.{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}
Vista+ Control Panel (all) FolderName.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Vista+ Recent Folders FolderName.{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}

Total: 4


And here are the results on my Win10 test machine (by way of comparison):
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[Desktop]
"This PC" ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
"Recycle Bin" ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
"Control Panel" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
"System and Security" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5
"Power Options" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
"Windows Defender Firewall" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
"Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
"System" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{BB06C0E4-D293-4F75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
"Security and Maintenance" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
"BitLocker Drive Encryption" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{D9EF8727-CAC2-4E60-809E-86F80A666C91}
"File History" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5}
"Storage Spaces" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}
"Network and Internet" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\3
"Network and Sharing Center" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\3\::{8E908FC9-BECC-40F6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
"Hardware and Sound" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\2
"Power Options" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\2\::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
"AutoPlay" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\2\::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40F4-A487-460851A8D915}
"Devices and Printers" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\2\::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
"Programs" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\8
"Default Programs" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\8\::{17CD9488-1228-4B2F-88CE-4298E93E0966}
"Programs and Features" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\8\::{7B81BE6A-CE2B-4676-A29E-EB907A5126C5}
"User Accounts" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\9
"Credential Manager" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\9\::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
"User Accounts" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\9\::{60632754-C523-4B62-B45C-4172DA012619}
"Appearance and Personalization" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\1
"Ease of Access Center" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\1\::{D555645E-D4F8-4C29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
"Clock and Region" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\6
"Ease of Access" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\7
"Speech Recognition" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\7\::{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
"Ease of Access Center" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\7\::{D555645E-D4F8-4C29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
"All Control Panel Items" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0
"Power Options" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
"Credential Manager" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
"Default Programs" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{17CD9488-1228-4B2F-88CE-4298E93E0966}
"RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
"Windows Defender Firewall" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
"Speech Recognition" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
"User Accounts" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{60632754-C523-4B62-B45C-4172DA012619}
"Programs and Features" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{7B81BE6A-CE2B-4676-A29E-EB907A5126C5}
"Network and Sharing Center" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{8E908FC9-BECC-40F6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
"AutoPlay" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40F4-A487-460851A8D915}
"Sync Center" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
"Offline Files" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}\::{750FDF10-2A26-11D1-A3EA-080036587F03}
"Recovery" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}
"Devices and Printers" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
"Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
"System" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{BB06C0E4-D293-4F75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
"Security and Maintenance" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
"Troubleshooting" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
"Ease of Access Center" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{D555645E-D4F8-4C29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
"BitLocker Drive Encryption" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{D9EF8727-CAC2-4E60-809E-86F80A666C91}
"File History" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5}
"Storage Spaces" ::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}
"Libraries" ::{031E4825-7B94-4DC3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
"Network" ::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}

Total: 55

[Global]
"All Control Panel Items" ::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
"Printers" ::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
"Public Folder" ::{4336A54D-038B-4685-AB02-99BB52D3FB8B}
My Documents ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
"UsersFiles" ::{59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE}
"This Device" ::{5B934B42-522B-4C34-BBFE-37A3EF7B9C90}
"Network Connections" ::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
"Internet Folder" ::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
"CLSID_SearchHome" ::{9343812E-1C37-4A49-A12E-4B2D810D956B}
"Other Users Folder" ::{B4FB3F98-C1EA-428D-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}
"This Device" ::{F8278C54-A712-415B-B593-B77A2BE0DDA9}

Total: 11

[File System]
"Fonts" C:\Windows\Fonts
"History" C:\Users\z\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
.NET Assembly C:\Windows\assembly

Total: 3

[Known Other Special Folders]
Win2K/XP/2K3 ActiveX Cache FolderName.{88C6C381-2E85-11D0-94DE-444553540000}
Win2K/XP/2K3 Internet Explorer History FolderName.{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}
Vista+ Control Panel (all) FolderName.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Vista+ Recent Folders FolderName.{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}

Total: 4