making "d" drive default location for softwares ???

[rajasekharan]

every time i install software xp installs in "c" . i need to manually redirect it to "d" at the time of install . is there any reg key that will tell xp to make installations default to "d" or any other drive ??? please help .
p.s - is it possible in vista ???
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please guys.....i need help...

 

[rajasekharan]

thanks a lot mate..., you are a life saver...

 

[nileshgr]

I dont know about Vista, but in Xp you can change the location of the Program Files via The Registry.

Type regedit in Run box.
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
You would find the entry ProgramFilesDir
Change its value fom "C:\Program Files" to D:\

Good Buddy. I also learnt something.

 

[Shasanka_Gogoi]

I know that from Digit. Its just as Indyan refered. I use it and it can really help!

 

[prasad_den]

Thanks Indyan... This is something I very much need, 'coz my OS is in C:\ and all my program installations are in D:\ This will spare me the effort of manually changing the installation path every time..

 

[redhat]

This appeared in the Fast Track to Registry
I used it to change my My Docs folder n Program Files foder on different partitions. Keeps my docs and progs safe in case of a system crash!