/**
   * just plain wrong in case the programfiles are not stored where the developer expects them. E.g.
   * in custom installations of large companies or if used internationalized version of windows with
   * a language pack.
   *
   * @return the program files path
   */
  private String buildWindowsDefaultPathFromProps() {
    StringBuffer dpath = new StringBuffer("");
    try {
      // We load the properties
      Properties props = new Properties();
      props.load(
          InstallerBase.class.getResourceAsStream(
              "/com/izforge/izpack/installer/win32-defaultpaths.properties"));

      // We look for the drive mapping
      String drive = System.getProperty("user.home");
      if (drive.length() > 3) {
        drive = drive.substring(0, 3);
      }

      // Now we have it :-)
      dpath.append(drive);

      // Ensure that we have a trailing backslash (in case drive was
      // something
      // like "C:")
      if (drive.length() == 2) {
        dpath.append("\\");
      }

      String language = Locale.getDefault().getLanguage();
      String country = Locale.getDefault().getCountry();
      String language_country = language + "_" + country;

      // Try the most specific combination first
      if (null != props.getProperty(language_country)) {
        dpath.append(props.getProperty(language_country));
      } else if (null != props.getProperty(language)) {
        dpath.append(props.getProperty(language));
      } else {
        dpath.append(props.getProperty(Locale.ENGLISH.getLanguage()));
      }
    } catch (Exception err) {
      dpath = new StringBuffer("C:\\Program Files");
    }

    return dpath.toString();
  }