Solve : Default Install Drive??

1.	Solve : Default Install Drive??
Answer» Ok, I just reinstalled WINDOWS XP Home on my FRIEND's computer, but split the drive into 2 partitions so that if Windows ever had to be installed again, he wouldn't have to worry about losing anything (and he could just back up his documents). Windows in on drive C and his program files etc. are on D. This is the problem I'm having: When I want to install something, the default location is C:\Program files\ etc. etc., but I want to go DEFAULTLY to D:\Program files\ etc. etc. I'm guessing this is something as simple as a registry change, but I could be wrong. Thanks for any help. Well, if Windows has to be reloaded all of those programs will have to be individually reloaded as well. Most people forget about that. A better solution may b e to use an imaging program like Acronis True Image, which I heartily recommend. Ditto. Well said. In the current scenario even using Acronis True Image you would now need to back up 2 seperat partitions to restore PROPERLY...not worth the effort IMHO.I'm sorry, but I think you guys completely missed the point. I know how to install programs, I'm just trying to get the programs to point to a specific DRIVE letter. For example: I go to install a program on his computer. The screens go as followed: 1) Welcome. You are about to install [whatever program] 2) Press next. 3) Choose the location of the install. 4) It says C:\Program files\Company\Program (as an example, of course) 5) Browse button to change that location. Etc. etc. What I'm trying to do is to get WHATEVER I install to give me a default install location of D:\Program files\Company\Program instead of C:\.This might be what you are looking for. Please read the bit about backing up the Registry... Good luckOh, I think we understood the question. We were just stalled by the logic. Quote This might be what you are looking for. Please read the bit about backing up the Registry... Good luck Haha, thanks. At least YOU knew what I was TALKING about. I knew it was a quick registry change, but it just blanked on me as to where exactly it was.. But yeah, thanks. EDIT: It's funny, because after reading up on that page, it turns out that was EXACTLY my problem. Thanks for coming back with your result.. Quote Well, if Windows has to be reloaded all of those programs will have to be individually reloaded as well. Most people forget about that. Bkid, putting user/data files on a separate partition is a good idea, for the reason you mentioned. But, the same logic does not apply to programs, as GX1_MAN said; see quote above. All programs would still have to be reinstalled to get the necessary updates to Windows Registry recorded. That why I usually install programs on the same partition as Windows and just keep all my data files, including My Documents, on another partition.

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Ok, I just reinstalled WINDOWS XP Home on my FRIEND's computer, but split the drive into 2 partitions so that if Windows ever had to be installed again, he wouldn't have to worry about losing anything (and he could just back up his documents). Windows in on drive C and his program files etc. are on D. This is the problem I'm having:

When I want to install something, the default location is C:\Program files\ etc. etc., but I want to go DEFAULTLY to D:\Program files\ etc. etc. I'm guessing this is something as simple as a registry change, but I could be wrong. Thanks for any help. Well, if Windows has to be reloaded all of those programs will have to be individually reloaded as well. Most people forget about that. A better solution may b e to use an imaging program like Acronis True Image, which I heartily recommend. Ditto. Well said. In the current scenario even using Acronis True Image you would now need to back up 2 seperat partitions to restore PROPERLY...not worth the effort IMHO.I'm sorry, but I think you guys completely missed the point. I know how to install programs, I'm just trying to get the programs to point to a specific DRIVE letter.

For example:

I go to install a program on his computer. The screens go as followed:

1) Welcome. You are about to install [whatever program]
2) Press next.
3) Choose the location of the install.
4) It says C:\Program files\Company\Program (as an example, of course)
5) Browse button to change that location.

Etc. etc.

What I'm trying to do is to get WHATEVER I install to give me a default install location of D:\Program files\Company\Program instead of C:\.This might be what you are looking for. Please read the bit about backing up the Registry...

Good luckOh, I think we understood the question. We were just stalled by the logic. Quote

This might be what you are looking for. Please read the bit about backing up the Registry...

Good luck

Haha, thanks. At least YOU knew what I was TALKING about. I knew it was a quick registry change, but it just blanked on me as to where exactly it was..

But yeah, thanks.

EDIT: It's funny, because after reading up on that page, it turns out that was EXACTLY my problem. Thanks for coming back with your result.. Quote

Well, if Windows has to be reloaded all of those programs will have to be individually reloaded as well. Most people forget about that.

Bkid, putting user/data files on a separate partition is a good idea, for the reason you mentioned. But, the same logic does not apply to programs, as GX1_MAN said; see quote above. All programs would still have to be reinstalled to get the necessary updates to Windows Registry recorded. That why I usually install programs on the same partition as Windows and just keep all my data files, including My Documents, on another partition.

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