C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern uint GetSystemDirectory([Out] StringBuilder lpBuffer,
   uint uSize);

VB.NET Signature:

<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=true, EntryPoint:="GetSystemDirectoryW", CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Function GetSystemDirectory(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTSTR)>lpBuffer As System.Text.StringBuilder, _
                   uSize As UInteger ) As UInteger
End function

VB Signature:

Public Declare Function GetSystemDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetSystemDirectoryA" _
          (ByVal lpBuffer As String, _
           ByVal nSize As Long) As Long

    // don't PInvoke to this API, use System.Environment.SystemDirectory instead.

User-Defined Types:

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Notes:

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Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

    StringBuilder sbSystemDir = new StringBuilder(256);
    res = GetSystemDirectory(sbSystemDir,256);

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Alternative Managed API:

System.Environment.GetFolderPath( ... ) As String

System.Environment.SystemDirectory As String

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