Re: installation arbitrarily directed

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From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 12/08/04


Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 07:16:49 -0500

Hi Paul,

It should work however.
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"Paul J. Perillo" <paul.perillo@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:O7blPsQ3EHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> That sounds too good to be true rsdpecially considering how Windows behaves about mostly
> every other software installation.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
> news:O$vT5d61EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Greetings Paul,
>>
>> Unfortunately no, however, once it's installed in \Program Files\MSN Messenger you can
>> move it whereever you like (you'll obviously have to make a new shortcut and if you want
>> to uninstall Messenger for some reason, you'll have to move it back).
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "Paul J. Perillo" <paul.perillo@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:ei5AaM11EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>I have gotten to the place where I had to uninstall MSN Messenger to sav espace on my
>>>system drive. When I went to re-install it there was no option to change the drive. I
>>>need to keep anything else from installing on the system drive for the sake of the
>>>pagefile or my system tools. Defrag, for instance, will only work if there is room on the
>>>system drive and there is precious little left.
>>>
>>> Is there any version of the installation for MSN Messenger that allows me to choose the
>>> drive on my XP machine where the installation may be set?
>>>
>>> Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>



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