Environment.CurrentDirectory is yielding unexpected results when running installed app

Question

Background:

I built an installer for my app, and all my dll\'s and content files are getting correctly copied to the C:\\Program Files\\MyComp

Answer 1

Use Application.StartupPath instead of Environment.CurrentDirectory.
I've had a similar problem, where the CurrentDirectory was being changed inadvertently by something like an OpenFileDialog without me even realizing it.
In your case, it sounds like the process that you're starting the application form is changing the CurrentDirectory unbeknownst to you.