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Re: How to query the value of %SystemDrive% in an empty environment?

On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 10:25 AM Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable#Windows claims that
> "The %SystemDrive% variable is a special system-wide environment
> variable found on Windows NT and its derivatives. Its value is the drive
> upon which the system directory was placed."

That may be correct - I seem to remember in the past that they could
differ. My recollection may be incorrect.

Bill

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