Index: qgsapplication.cpp
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--- qgsapplication.cpp	(revision 9727)
+++ qgsapplication.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@
  */
 const QString QgsApplication::qgisSettingsDirPath()
 {
+#if defined(WIN32)
+  return QString("%1/Quantum GIS/").arg( getenv("APPDATA") );
+#else
   return QDir::homePath() + QString( "/.qgis/" );
+#endif
 }
 
 /*!