Programmatically access All Users Start Menu

Does anyone know how to programmatically access the "All Users" Startup Menu?

In XP, located here:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

And in Windows 7, located here:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Specifically, I've got a Setup and Deployment project, and I'd like to put a shortcut to the application in the Startup menu for all users so that the application is start whenever anyone logs in.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is where Brian got his answer from.

c# .net setup-deployment special-folders

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"All Users" resides in the ALLUSERSPROFILE environment variable:

C:\>dir "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu"
 Volume in drive C is awesome
 Volume Serial Number is 8C57-DB1A

 Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

12/28/2009  10:27 PM    <DIR>          .
12/28/2009  10:27 PM    <DIR>          ..
12/28/2009  10:01 PM             1,566 Microsoft Update.lnk
02/23/2010  09:57 PM    <DIR>          Programs
12/28/2009  10:27 PM             1,563 Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk
12/28/2009  08:51 PM               398 Windows Catalog.lnk
12/28/2009  08:51 PM             1,507 Windows Update.lnk
               4 File(s)          5,034 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  64,214,460,416 bytes free

answered 2010-02-24T21:29:10.500

Programmatically access All Users Start Menu

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