Change the default location for installin apps / Windows XP

As the size of hard drives increases, more people are using partitions to separate and store groups of files.


Windows XP uses the C: Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs have 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_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion

Change The Default Location For Installin Apps

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.

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