diff --git a/unotools/source/config/bootstrap.cxx b/unotools/source/config/bootstrap.cxx
index 507178811687..2ce8077f0108 100644
--- a/unotools/source/config/bootstrap.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/config/bootstrap.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: bootstrap.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.16 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.17 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: hr $ $Date: 2003-11-07 14:42:49 $
+ *  last change: $Author: obo $ $Date: 2005-04-29 08:51:55 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
 #define BOOTSTRAP_DIRNAME_USERDIR           "user"
 
 #define VERSIONFILE_SECTION                 "Versions"
+
+#define SETUP_DATA_NAME                     SAL_CONFIGFILE("setup")
+#define SETUP_ITEM_ALLUSERS                 "ALLUSERS"
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 typedef char const * AsciiString;
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -743,6 +746,17 @@ OUString Bootstrap::getProductPatchLevel(OUString const& _sDefault)
 }
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+OUString Bootstrap::getAllUsersValue(OUString const& _sDefault)
+{
+    OUString const csAllUsersItem(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(SETUP_ITEM_ALLUSERS));
+
+    rtl::Bootstrap aData( getExecutableDirectory() + OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "/"SETUP_DATA_NAME ) ) );
+    OUString sResult;
+    aData.getFrom( csAllUsersItem, sResult, _sDefault );
+    return sResult;
+}
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Bootstrap::PathStatus Bootstrap::locateBaseInstallation(OUString& _rURL)
 {
     Impl::PathData const& aPathData = data().aBaseInstall_;