Beginning with Amiga Forever 2005, and in accordance with the
latest security best practices, Windows software executables are
installed inside the "Program Files" system folder (or
equivalent), while Amiga executable files and all other data
files are stored inside the "Amiga Files"
folder. Both resources are shared and accessible by all users of
the same system.
Environment Variables
The Amiga Forever installer defines
two
environment variables, which make it possible to locate the Amiga Forever
installation (e.g. from batch files) without accessing the registry. The
variables, in the "%%" format used in directory paths, are:
%AMIGAFOREVERROOT%
and
%AMIGAFOREVERDATA%
On an English-language version of Windows %AMIGAFOREVERROOT%typically
points to "C:\Program
Files\Cloanto\Amiga Forever". This is where all Windows executable
files used by Amiga Forever are stored.
Similarly, %AMIGAFOREVERDATA% points to the "Amiga Files"
folder, which contains emulation software configuration
settings, and all Amiga files (ROMs, ADFs, hard disk images,
etc.)
System Registry Values
The %AMIGAFOREVERROOT% path is
also stored in the "Path" value of the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cloanto\Amiga
Forever\#.#" registry
entry, where "#.#" is the version number. Version numbers used so far
in the registry are "1.0", "1.1", "2.0", "3.0", "4.0", "5.0", "6.0",
"2005.0"
and "2006.0". In case of multiple
entries, higher numbers should be given priority.
The %AMIGAFOREVERDATA% path is
also stored in the "AmigaFiles" value of the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cloanto\Amiga
Forever\#.#" registry
entry. The "AmigaFiles" value was introduced in Amiga Forever 2005.
Version numbers used so far in the registry are "2005.0"
and "2006.0". In case of multiple entries, higher numbers
should be given priority.
Additional Information
The following article explains how to programmatically find
the "Amiga Files" directory on Windows, independently of an
Amiga Forever installation:
- 5-112 - Use of "Amiga Files" in Amiga Forever
for Windows
The following article explains where other files, including
floppy disk image files, are located:
- 5-101 - Structure and Names of Emulation and System Files
The following article has a focus on locating ROM and
operating system files, both in an Amiga Forever installation, and on CD:
- 5-110 - Location of ROM and Operating System Files
