| Constant | Description |
| CSIDL_DESKTOP | The root of the computer's address space. A virtual folder. When used as a parameter to select_Directory, this refers to the virtual Desktop. getSpecialFolder returns the folder used to physically store the desktop items. For example: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop |
| CSIDL_PROGRAMS | The folder containing the user's Program group of Start menu items.
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Start Menu\Programs |
| CSIDL_PERSONAL | The 'My Documents' Desktop item. The same as CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\My Documents |
| CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS | The 'My Documents' Desktop item.
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\My Documents |
| CSIDL_FAVORITES | The repository for the user's favorite items.
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Favorites |
| CSIDL_STARTMENU | The user's main Start menu
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Start Menu |
| CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY | The folder used to physically store the desktop items.
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Desktop |
| CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU | The Start menu for all users. Each user's Start menu will be a
combination of the \user\ Start menu and the \All Users\ Start Menu. For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\All Users\Start Menu |
| CSIDL_APPDATA | A repository for the user's application-specific data
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Application Data |
| CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA | A repository for local applications For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Local Settings\Application Data |
| CSIDL_COOKIES | Repository for Internet cookies
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\user\Cookies |
| CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA | For application data common to all users
For example: C:\Documents and Settings:\All Users\Application Data |
| CSIDL_WINDOWS | The main Windows directory. Also %SYSTEMROOT% or %windir%
For example: C:\WINDOWS |
| CSIDL_SYSTEM | The Windows System folder.
For example: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 |
| CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES | The folder for application software.
For example: C:\Program Files |