Change Default Program Files location in XP

[Jim White]

I've set up my desktop with the O/S on my 13 gig "C:"
drive, and my data files on my 80 gig "D:" drive. I'd
like to change the default software installation location
for the "C:\Program Files" folder to "D:\Program Files".
Probably a simple registry modification, but I haven't
been able to find it.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Jim White" > wrote:

>I've set up my desktop with the O/S on my 13 gig "C:"
>drive, and my data files on my 80 gig "D:" drive. I'd
>like to change the default software installation location
>for the "C:\Program Files" folder to "D:\Program Files".
>Probably a simple registry modification, but I haven't
>been able to find it.

It is not that simple because there is no one single entry to define
this folder. I recommend that you leave PROGRAM FILES alone and create
your own PROGRAM FILES folder on D. Reinstall your applications and
choose the "custom" setup method to change the target folder for the
program files to install them to D:\PROGRAM FILES now.

--
(tm)

[Jim White]

I'm finding that out. Was hoping that there was a single
registry entry that defined this "variable", but I guess
not.

I've already created the "D:\Program Files" directory and
have been installing all of my apps into that location;
it just would have been nice to be able to avoid changing
the destination directory on all of my installs.

Thanks for your post.
>-----Original Message-----
>"Jim White" > wrote:
>
>>I've set up my desktop with the O/S on my 13 gig "C:"
>>drive, and my data files on my 80 gig "D:" drive. I'd
>>like to change the default software installation
location
>>for the "C:\Program Files" folder to "D:\Program
Files".
>>Probably a simple registry modification, but I haven't
>>been able to find it.
>
>It is not that simple because there is no one single
entry to define
>this folder. I recommend that you leave PROGRAM FILES
alone and create
>your own PROGRAM FILES folder on D. Reinstall your
applications and
>choose the "custom" setup method to change the target
folder for the
>program files to install them to D:\PROGRAM FILES now.
>
>--
>(tm)
>.
>

[David Candy]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
ProgramFilesDir=3D
--=20
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
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David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
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> Thanks for your post.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >"Jim White" > wrote:
> >
> >>I've set up my desktop with the O/S on my 13 gig "C:"=20
> >>drive, and my data files on my 80 gig "D:" drive. I'd=20
> >>like to change the default software installation=20
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> >>for the "C:\Program Files" folder to "D:\Program=20
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> >>Probably a simple registry modification, but I haven't=20
> >>been able to find it.
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> >It is not that simple because there is no one single=20
> entry to define
> >this folder. I recommend that you leave PROGRAM FILES=20
> alone and create
> >your own PROGRAM FILES folder on D. Reinstall your=20
> applications and
> >choose the "custom" setup method to change the target=20
> folder for the
> >program files to install them to D:\PROGRAM FILES now.
> >
> >--=20
> >(tm)
> >.
> >

[Jim White]

Whopping!

Thanks for your input. Haven't had a chance to test this
yet, but it certainly looks like exactly what I was
looking for.

Thanks much!

Jim
>-----Original Message-----
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVers
ion
>ProgramFilesDir=
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>http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
>http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
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>David Candy
>http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
>---------------------------------------------------------
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>"Jim White" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm finding that out. Was hoping that there was a
single
>> registry entry that defined this "variable", but I
guess
>> not.
>>
>> I've already created the "D:\Program Files" directory
and
>> have been installing all of my apps into that
location;
>> it just would have been nice to be able to avoid
changing
>> the destination directory on all of my installs.
>>
>> Thanks for your post.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >"Jim White" > wrote:
>> >
>> >>I've set up my desktop with the O/S on my 13
gig "C:"
>> >>drive, and my data files on my 80 gig "D:" drive.
I'd
>> >>like to change the default software installation
>> location
>> >>for the "C:\Program Files" folder to "D:\Program
>> Files".
>> >>Probably a simple registry modification, but I
haven't
>> >>been able to find it.
>> >
>> >It is not that simple because there is no one single
>> entry to define
>> >this folder. I recommend that you leave PROGRAM FILES
>> alone and create
>> >your own PROGRAM FILES folder on D. Reinstall your
>> applications and
>> >choose the "custom" setup method to change the target
>> folder for the
>> >program files to install them to D:\PROGRAM FILES now.
>> >
>> >--
>> >(tm)
>> >.
>> >
>
>.
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