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Can you change the default?

Posted: 2005-09-10 12:10pm
by Mr Bean
Quick to be locked when answered question but google turns up nothing.

Is there anyway to trick windows into setting the default install path for programs for anything except C:?
You know when install programs it always defaults to C:, can I change this in the Reg or anywhere?

Posted: 2005-09-10 12:13pm
by General Zod
Some programs allow you to custom install and manually select other drives than C, but the way most Windows programs work it's a necessity they be installed in C or else the Registry will be all kinds of fuckered up and the program may not work properly. For example, install Nero in anything other than C;\, and it'll be a bitch to run properly.

Posted: 2005-09-10 01:11pm
by Seggybop
There's a registry key that defines where the Program Files directory is located. I don't remember exactly where, but I found it fairly easily before by searching for it in regedit.