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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for further development. Some of the major features currently implemented are: * Support for various esoteric operating systems (see http://icculus.org/quake3/?page=status) * HTTP/FTP download redirection (using cURL) - * Multiuser support on Windows NT based systems (user specific game data + * Multiuser support on Windows systems (user specific game data is stored in "%APPDATA%\Quake3") * Many, many bug fixes @@ -236,19 +236,26 @@ Using HTTP/FTP Download Support (Client) it will use the value of the cvar cl_cURLLib as the filename of the cURL library to dynamically load. -Multiuser Support on Windows NT based sysems - On Windows NT based systems (e.g. Windows XP), all user specific files such - as autogenerated configuration, demos, videos, screenshots, and - autodownloaded pk3s are now saved in a directory specific to the - user who is running ioquake3. On systems using the English language, - this is usually a directory named: +Multiuser Support on Windows systems + On Windows, all user specific files such as autogenerated configuration, + demos, videos, screenshots, and autodownloaded pk3s are now saved in a + directory specific to the user who is running ioquake3. + + On NT-based such as Windows XP, this is usually a directory named: "C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Quake3\" + Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME will use a directory like: + "C:\Windows\Application Data\Quake3" + in single-user mode, or: + "C:\Windows\Profiles\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Quake3" + if multiple logins have been enabled. + In order to access this directory more easily, the installer may create a Shortcut which has its target set to: "%APPDATA%\Quake3\" - Such a link would work for all users and would work on non-English versions - of Windows. + This Shortcut would work for all users on the system regardless of the + locale settings. Unfortunately, this environment variable is only + present on Windows NT based systems. You can revert to the old single-user behaviour by setting the fs_homepath cvar to the directory where ioquake3 is installed. For example: |