Index: netbeans.cpp
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RCS file: /cvs/ide/launcher/windows/netbeans.cpp,v
retrieving revision 1.17.2.2.2.3
diff -u -r1.17.2.2.2.3 netbeans.cpp
--- netbeans.cpp	14 Mar 2006 13:06:03 -0000	1.17.2.2.2.3
+++ netbeans.cpp	3 Apr 2006 17:43:28 -0000
@@ -232,7 +232,17 @@
             *(pc+1) = '\0';
             if (strstr(q, "${HOME}") == q) {
                 char userhome[MAX_PATH];
-                strcpy(userdir, getUserHomeFromRegistry(userhome));
+                char *userprofile = getenv("USERPROFILE");
+
+                if (userprofile == NULL) {
+		    userprofile = getUserHomeFromRegistry(userhome);
+                }
+                if (userprofile != NULL) {
+		    strcpy(userdir, userprofile);
+                }
+                // else {
+                //   ... keep the default userdir value 'c:\nbuser'
+                // }
                 strcat(userdir, q + strlen("${HOME}"));
             } else {
                 strcpy(userdir, q);