def processPath(self, path, objectType):
        '''
        processes a path/object type combo and returns:
            registry types with the correct HKEY text representation
            files/directories with environment variables expanded
        '''
        if objectType == win32security.SE_REGISTRY_KEY:
            splt = path.split("\\")
            hive = self.getSecurityHkey(splt.pop(0).upper())
            splt.insert(0, hive)
            path = r'\\'.join(splt)
        else:
            path = os.path.expandvars(path)
        return path