Re: How do you change the location of the "C:\Program Files" directory?

Reread my post! I'm talking about moving the Folder and changing the
operating system so that all references to the folder are in the new place.
That would be the only change to the operating systam.

Don J

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there are only two ways to
move the "Program Files" folder
to another locations / partition.

if you move the folder called
"Program Files", then you would
have to "re-install" every program
inside it in order to re-register
all of those programs with the
operating system.

so you can move it "Program Files"
but you will need to reinstall everything
into it's new location.

the other method i mentioned is
one provided by software called
system mechanic.

it has the ability to move programs
anywhere you want and make all
the modifications to the operating
system and the registry.

it works good, but it takes along
time to accomplish the task and would
be easier and faster to simply reinstall
any program from scratch.

if you are running out of room
on the c drive, then you should consider
alternatives.

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"Don J" <dej8801@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Of course, I want to move it and change the system to find it. That is
why I want to find where the parameters are internally defined. Sorry if
I didn't make that clear.

Don J

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if you move that folder

"EVERYTHING IN IT WILL BECOME USELESS DATA...!

and

"YOUR SYSTEM WILL CRASH, LIKE A BROKEN WINDOW...!"

simple advice
for you to consider.

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"Don J" <dej8801@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am interested in changing the location of the directory "C:\Program
Files" to a different drive. More generally, there are a number of
parameters that one can see by typing "set" at a DOS prompt. The
parameter "C:\Program Files" is one of them. Where are they defined?
Changing them there doesn't do a thing.
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