[RESOLVED] know default Path for .mdf and .ldf?

how to check the default path for the data and log file for MSSQL2000?

coz i got some problem when trying to 'hard code' the path, it said can't find the specified path

thanks

Code:

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DECLARE @retvalue int, @data_dir varchar(500)
EXECUTE @retvalue = master.dbo.xp_instance_regread 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',
'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Setup',
'SQLDataRoot', @param = @data_dir OUTPUT
PRINT 'SQL Server Data Path: '+ @data_dir

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