How to get full path of libaries/Pictures in windows 7

Hi,

Under windows 7, in the windows explorer view there is a new feature called "Libraries" which have virtual links to "Pictures", "documents" etc.. plus you can add your own virtual link.

These libraries are virtual paths.

In either vb.net of c#:

Can anyone please tell me how to get the full physical path of any of the libraries.

The folders name may be "Pictures" or "Downloads", and what I would like to access is the full physical path directory for each defined library.
e.g "Pictues" would be say "C:\Users\me\Pictures"
or "Downloads" would be say "C:\Users\me\Downloads"

I have looked a special folders but I cannot see anything that refers to these new "virtual libraries"

Thanks

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Pasan Ratnayake16y ago
Just out of curiosity, if you did not find any way of getting the paths of these special folders, how did you access these folders through the code? Or is it that you have not accessed them through code and you are asking how to do that?