How can I extract the current user's account picture?

Question

I am trying to extract the current user's account picture in Windows 7, but I can't seem to figure out where it is located. I have found that the picture is sometimes written to the User's temp folder, but only after performing certain actions. It isn't always guaranteed to be there. Has anyone had any luck extracting this image? Thanks!

Update: I am trying to extract the image using C++, but help in any language would be a big step. :)

Answer 1

It's described here under User Profile Tiles in Windows 7. It doesn't seem very encouraging.