The folders in the "Files and Folders" page use predefined and custom installer properties which store their paths.
| Folder Name | Property Name | Sample Path | Comments |
| Application Folder | APPDIR | C:\Program Files\Your Company\Your Application | this is the default value and it can be configured |
| Application Shortcut Folder | SHORTCUTDIR | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Your Application | C:\Users\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Your Application on Vista or above; this is the default value and it can be configured |
| Program Files | ProgramFilesFolder | C:\Program Files | C:\Program Files (x86) on a 64-bit machine |
| Common Files | CommonFilesFolder | C:\Program Files\Common Files | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files on a 64-bit machine |
| Program Files 64 | ProgramFiles64Folder | C:\Program Files | resolved only on a 64-bit machine |
| Common Files 64 | CommonFiles64Folder | C:\Program Files\Common Files | resolved only on a 64-bit machine |
| Windows Volume | WindowsVolume | C:\ | |
| Temporary | TempFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp | C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Temp on Vista or above |
| Windows | WindowsFolder | C:\Windows | |
| Fonts | FontsFolder | C:\Windows\Fonts | |
| System | SystemFolder | C:\Windows\system32 | C:\Windows\SysWow64 on a 64-bit machine |
| System 16 | System16Folder | C:\Windows\system | used on older Windows versions |
| System 64 | System64Folder | C:\Windows\system32 | resolved only on 64-bit machines |
| Start Menu | StartMenuFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu | C:\Users\<username>\Start Menu on Vista or above |
| Programs | ProgramMenuFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs | C:\Users\<username>\Start Menu\Programs on Vista or above |
| Startup | StartupFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup | C:\Users\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Vista or above |
| Desktop | DesktopFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop | C:\Users\<username>\Desktop on Vista or above |
| Favorites | FavoritesFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Favorites | C:\Users\<username>\Favorites on Vista or above |
| My Documents | PersonalFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents | C:\Users\<username>\Documents on Vista or above |
| My Pictures | MyPicturesFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Pictures | C:\Users\<username>\Pictures on Vista or above |
| Templates | TemplateFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Templates | C:\Users\<username>\Templates on Vista or above |
| Send To | SendToFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\SendTo | C:\Users\<username>\SendTo on Vista or above |
| Administrative Tools | AdminToolsFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools | C:\ProgramData\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools on Vista or above |
| Application Data | AppDataFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming on Vista or above |
| Common Application Data | CommonAppDataFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data | C:\ProgramData on Vista or above |
| Network Shortcuts | NetHoodFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\NetHood | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts on Vista and above |
| Recent Items | RecentFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Recent | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent on Vista and above |
| Printer Shortcuts | PrintHoodFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\PrintHood | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts on Vista and above |
| Local Application Data | LocalAppDataFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data | C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data on Vista or above |
| Public Documents | PublicDocumentsFolder | C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\ | C:\Users\Public\Documents\ on Windows Vista |
| Windows Libraries | WindowsLibrariesFolder | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\ | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\ on Windows 7 or above |
All the above folders are predefined for Windows Installer except for the first two folders which are proprietary for Advanced Installer. When the installation package runs, Windows Installer will automatically resolve their paths according to the target machine's configuration.
A special property is "AI_ProgramFiles", which is used only in a "Mixed 32/64-bit matching the platform" installation package. When creating this type of package the presence of this property in the field "Application Folder" from the Install Parameters page is mandatory. The property will automatically resolve to "ProgramFilesFolder" or "ProgramFiles64Folder", depending on the machine's type on which the package is installed.
The sample paths are from a machine which has Windows installed on
the C: drive. Also, <username> represents the name
current user's name (the user account on which the installation
runs).