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\Curr entVersion

- 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. It is a helpful trick. It also appeared at Digit First Track August 2006 issue I suppose.

[Ron]

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

[shady_inc]

Shamelessly stolen from here:
http://www.howtosetup.com/how-to-cha...stalling-apps/

#@@#$@#$!#$

[debsuvra]

Originally Posted by shady_inc

Shamelessly stolen from here:
http://www.howtosetup.com/how-to-cha...stalling-apps/

#@@#$@#$!#$

In that case, #$@%#^#^#

@ ashish, please mention the source in future posts.