I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults to the C:
drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal. However, It would
be nice to change that so it starts out in the D drive.

Anyone know how to set this?

On Fri, 12 May 2006 07:22:02 -0700, Lee
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults to the C:
>drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal. However, It would
>be nice to change that so it starts out in the D drive.
>Anyone know how to set this?

That will depend on the program

In MS Word (the version I use is 97, later versions may be different)

Click TOOLS at the top
Click OPTIONS in the pop-up
Click FILE LOCATIONS in the next pop-up
Set file startup locations as needed

Again... this is a GENERAL process... your program may vary


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith

In the registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Change the value data C: to D: at these value names:

ProgramFilesDir, CommonFilesDir

John

Lee wrote:
> I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults to the C:
> drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal. However, It would
> be nice to change that so it starts out in the D drive.
>
> Anyone know how to set this?

Lee wrote:

> I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults to the C:
> drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal. However, It would
> be nice to change that so it starts out in the D drive.
>
> Anyone know how to set this?


When Windows was designed, the Microsoft programmers did
not know that anything existed beyond Drive C. To install
programs into other partitions, it would be necessary to
do a custom installation...to break the default. Most, but
not necessarily all program setups, will allow the user to
exercise this option.

I do not dabble in changing the default for programmes. But what I do I
download executive file in the the partition other than c and in a new
downoad folder. when I click the exe file to instal sometime it is possible
to change the programme file folder. even if it is not and the program is
loaded in partition C. it does not matter. If something goes wrong in C I
can always use exe file in the other partition and once agan instal the
programme.

This is new users solution.


"Ghostrider" <-00-@fitron.142> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Lee wrote:
>
>> I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults to the
>> C: drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal. However, It
>> would be nice to change that so it starts out in the D drive. Anyone know
>> how to set this?
>
>
> When Windows was designed, the Microsoft programmers did
> not know that anything existed beyond Drive C. To install
> programs into other partitions, it would be necessary to
> do a custom installation...to break the default. Most, but
> not necessarily all program setups, will allow the user to
> exercise this option.

So when installing a new program it's okay to install on a secondary drive?
I always thought such files had to be installed on the C drive to work with
Windows... you learn something new everyday :-)


"R..VENKATARAMAN" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I do not dabble in changing the default for programmes. But what I do I
>download executive file in the the partition other than c and in a new
>downoad folder. when I click the exe file to instal sometime it is
>possible to change the programme file folder. even if it is not and the
>program is loaded in partition C. it does not matter. If something goes
>wrong in C I can always use exe file in the other partition and once agan
>instal the programme.
>
> This is new users solution.
>
>
> "Ghostrider" <-00-@fitron.142> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> Lee wrote:
>>
>>> I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults to the
>>> C: drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal. However, It
>>> would be nice to change that so it starts out in the D drive. Anyone
>>> know how to set this?
>>
>>
>> When Windows was designed, the Microsoft programmers did
>> not know that anything existed beyond Drive C. To install
>> programs into other partitions, it would be necessary to
>> do a custom installation...to break the default. Most, but
>> not necessarily all program setups, will allow the user to
>> exercise this option.
>
>

David B wrote:

> So when installing a new program it's okay to install on a secondary
> drive? I always thought such files had to be installed on the C drive
> to work with Windows... you learn something new everyday :-)


Programs can be installed on any drive but a removable one.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



> "R..VENKATARAMAN" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I do not dabble in changing the default for programmes. But what I
>> do I download executive file in the the partition other than c and
>> in a new downoad folder. when I click the exe file to instal
>> sometime it is possible to change the programme file folder. even if
>> it is not and the program is loaded in partition C. it does not
>> matter. If something goes wrong in C I can always use exe file in
>> the other partition and once agan instal the programme.
>>
>> This is new users solution.
>>
>>
>> "Ghostrider" <-00-@fitron.142> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults
>>>> to the C: drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal.
>>>> However, It would be nice to change that so it starts out in the D
>>>> drive. Anyone know how to set this?
>>>
>>>
>>> When Windows was designed, the Microsoft programmers did
>>> not know that anything existed beyond Drive C. To install
>>> programs into other partitions, it would be necessary to
>>> do a custom installation...to break the default. Most, but
>>> not necessarily all program setups, will allow the user to
>>> exercise this option.

To keep things tidy, create a Program Files folder on the second drive, and
install to there

--
Jane, not plain 64bit enabled
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation.
"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> David B wrote:
>
>> So when installing a new program it's okay to install on a secondary
>> drive? I always thought such files had to be installed on the C drive
>> to work with Windows... you learn something new everyday :-)
>
>
> Programs can be installed on any drive but a removable one.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>> "R..VENKATARAMAN" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I do not dabble in changing the default for programmes. But what I
>>> do I download executive file in the the partition other than c and
>>> in a new downoad folder. when I click the exe file to instal
>>> sometime it is possible to change the programme file folder. even if
>>> it is not and the program is loaded in partition C. it does not
>>> matter. If something goes wrong in C I can always use exe file in
>>> the other partition and once agan instal the programme.
>>>
>>> This is new users solution.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ghostrider" <-00-@fitron.142> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>> Lee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have two hard drives and whenver we load a program it defaults
>>>>> to the C: drive and we have to change the C to D. Not a big deal.
>>>>> However, It would be nice to change that so it starts out in the D
>>>>> drive. Anyone know how to set this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When Windows was designed, the Microsoft programmers did
>>>> not know that anything existed beyond Drive C. To install
>>>> programs into other partitions, it would be necessary to
>>>> do a custom installation...to break the default. Most, but
>>>> not necessarily all program setups, will allow the user to
>>>> exercise this option.
>
>

Jane Colman wrote:
> To keep things tidy, create a Program Files folder on the second drive, and
> install to there
>

But there is one "problem" with that. It won't get a delete protection
like the original one. Just try open properties, you can't edit the name
of the folder. That must mean that you can't delete it :P
(I've never tried deleting it!, that would be too risky )