Change The Default Location For Installing Apps

bulletservice · 02-11-2008, 01:55 PM

As the size of hardrives increase, more people are using partitions to seperate 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.

Run the Registry Editor (regedit)and go to

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.

goodforu · 03-02-2008, 08:41 AM

well nice piece of info

bunty · 03-19-2008, 02:04 AM

Nice information

shreymittal · 03-19-2008, 01:18 PM

wel thanx man.i was bit worried abou the increasing utilization of memory on my pc..hope this idea will implement and work..
thanx..!!1:-)

pradeep46 · 03-19-2008, 07:07 PM

ya its better to all...

bunty · 03-24-2008, 11:04 AM

Thanx nice information

02-11-2008, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
bulletservice Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 440	Change The Default Location For Installing Apps As the size of hardrives increase, more people are using partitions to seperate 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. Run the Registry Editor (regedit)and go to 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.

03-02-2008, 08:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
goodforu SUB Super Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 524	well nice piece of info __________________ Good for u

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03-19-2008, 02:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
bunty SUB Super Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 900	Nice information

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shreymittal SUB Super Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 322	wel thanx man.i was bit worried abou the increasing utilization of memory on my pc..hope this idea will implement and work.. thanx..!!1:-)

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pradeep46 SUB Super Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 373	ya its better to all...

03-24-2008, 11:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
bunty SUB Super Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 900	Thanx nice information