diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparklePaths.cs b/SparkleLib/SparklePaths.cs
index 827769d2..7c648c36 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparklePaths.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparklePaths.cs
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
 
     public static class SparklePaths {
 
-        public static string HomePath             = new UnixUserInfo (UnixEnvironment.UserName).HomeDirectory;
+        public static string HomePath             = Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal);
         public static string SparklePath          = Path.Combine (HomePath ,"SparkleShare");
         public static string SparkleTmpPath       = Path.Combine (SparklePath, ".tmp");
-        public static string SparkleConfigPath    = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (HomePath, ".config", "sparkleshare");
-        public static string SparkleKeysPath      = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (HomePath, ".config", "sparkleshare");
-        public static string SparkleInstallPath   = Path.Combine (Defines.PREFIX, "sparkleshare");
+        public static string SparkleConfigPath    = Path.Combine (Environment.GetFolderPath (
+                                                        Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "sparkleshare");
         public static string SparkleLocalIconPath = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (SparkleConfigPath, "icons");
+
+        public static string SparkleInstallPath   = Path.Combine (Defines.PREFIX, "sparkleshare");
         public static string SparkleIconPath      = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (Defines.DATAROOTDIR, "sparkleshare", "icons");
 
     }