Change Installed Program's Folder Name

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I have several programs installed that did not allow me to select the
folder name for the installation, and I would like to change the
names. I know that working in the registry requires great care, so
I'll be careful.

As an example, say a program is installed to C:/Program Files/ABC
Software/Application and I would like to have it in C:/Program Files/
Application. Can I change in the registry every instance of /ABC
Software/Application to /Application , after creating the Application
folder and copying the files?

Is there any software available that does this? I haven't been able
to find any.

Thanks for any info.

I share your desire to have things neat and tity and I deplore those
arrogant programs that won't let me choose where to install them. Despite
that, I think it would be a waste of time and/or a fool's errand to try to
change what is.

Far better to make what you actually use - the Start/Programs menu - neat
and tidy by creating folders within it named as you wish and then populating
it with shortcuts to the actual programs by moving the existing ones to your
new set of folders.

The only downside to that is that the shortcuts won't be removed should you
uninstall the program since the change wasn't monitored. No big deal. IMO

dadiOH