Program Files

[Alexandre]

Want to increase the performance of my PC, thus moving
Program Files directory with all its contents from system
disk to another HDD. How can I do it without reinstalling
all of the programmes on that disk?

[Jason Haynes]

It's probably safest to just reinstall the apps to the new location. Many
apps weave themselves into dozens of registry keys that reference the
program file location. Moving the programs folder would probably do nothing
more than wreck havoc.

"Alexandre" > wrote in message
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> Want to increase the performance of my PC, thus moving
> Program Files directory with all its contents from system
> disk to another HDD. How can I do it without reinstalling
> all of the programmes on that disk?

[x]

There's a utility called "Change of Address" or "COA" that
will attempt to repair the broken shortcuts and registry
keys, but it won't catch everything. You could try using
that, and then reinstalling the ones that break when you
move them. It's free, google it. But, simply moving your
apps like that will bring plenty of headaches. Maybe
you're best off by only putting new installs on the new
hard drive.
Are you just going for better performance, or is there a
specific problem you want to fix? Unless you're working in
a very disk-intensive application, like audio- or video-
editing, you probably have a bigger bottleneck in your
system than hard disk access. Unless you're actually
having problems in that area, you'd probably get better
value from other solutions like more RAM or (if you're
gaming) a more powerful video card.

>-----Original Message-----
>It's probably safest to just reinstall the apps to the
new location. Many
>apps weave themselves into dozens of registry keys that
reference the
>program file location. Moving the programs folder would
probably do nothing
>more than wreck havoc.
>
>"Alexandre" > wrote in message
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>> Want to increase the performance of my PC, thus moving
>> Program Files directory with all its contents from
system
>> disk to another HDD. How can I do it without
reinstalling
>> all of the programmes on that disk?
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