Change The Default Location For Installing Apps

[ashish_patel]

As the size of hard drives increase, more people are using partitions to separate and store groups of files.

XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.

Go to :-

- Start > Run

- Type “regedit” (without “” NOOBS!)

- Go to this directory…
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

- Look for the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files. Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and XP will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.

 

[debsuvra]

Very old news for me; although thanks for sharing.*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/31a.gif It is a helpful trick. It also appeared at Digit First Track August 2006 issue I suppose. *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/33a.gif

 

[Ron]

Gud for newbie......
Pls dont mk a thread for a single tip

 

[shady_inc]

Shamelessly stolen from here:
*www.howtosetup.com/how-to-change-the-default-location-for-installing-apps/

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[debsuvra]

Shamelessly stolen from here:
*www.howtosetup.com/how-to-change-the-default-location-for-installing-apps/

#@@#$@#$!#$

In that case, #$@%#^#^# *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/18a.gif *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/18a.gif *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/30a.gif *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/30a.gif *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/08a.gif

@ ashish, please mention the source in future posts. *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/33a.gif