Universal path to chrome.exe

Question

I am making an application and I want to make it installable on the user's desktops using chrome URL shortcut. Therefore, is there a universal path to the chrome.exe that can launch my app on all Windows versions ( XP, Seven and vista )

Answer 1

Chrome installs by default to the User's AppData Local folder:

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome  Vista: C:\Users\UserName\AppDataLocal\Google\Chrome  Windows 7: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Application\chrome.exe 

Update: As mentioned in a comment, it appears the path to chrome.exe has changed in Win7/8. It's now in: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

Best bet is to use some OS detection code, then use an environment variable to detect the User's AppData folder (i.e. %LOCALAPPDATA%) or the ProgramFiles folder, and then append the difference in OS's to the end of the variable.

Answer 2

You can look in the Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\chrome.exe