how do i move progam files on disk c: into another disk

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my computer has 2 hard driver(c: k:) have installed many programs into disk
c: .now i want to move all the programs i installed into disk K: (because c:
is full)
how do i do that?
does my computer run faster and smooth after i moved
that programs folder?
(how is the window will run? programs aplication?and cpu?
 
sa said:
my computer has 2 hard driver(c: k:) have installed many programs into
disk c: .now i want to move all the programs i installed into disk K:
(because c: is full)
how do i do that?
does my computer run faster and smooth after i moved
that programs folder?
(how is the window will run? programs aplication?and cpu?
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Uninstall the programs using Add/Remove Programs and reinstall them from
the installation media. Most programs will give you the choice of where
to install them, so just install on the second hard drive. However,
some files will always be put on the system drive (C: in your case). If
your C: drive is old and under 30GB, consider buying a new one instead.

Malke
 
Hi,

Uninstall the programs, reinstall using "custom" and direct them to K:. You
can't simply drag and drop them there, and some "program movers" that you
can find easily on the web do not always do a complete job of redirecting
the system files and registry entries. The only way to safely do this,
especially with large programs, is to uninstall and reinstall to the new
location.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
sa said:
my computer has 2 hard driver(c: k:) have installed many programs into disk
c: .now i want to move all the programs i installed into disk K: (because c:
is full)
how do i do that?
does my computer run faster and smooth after i moved
that programs folder?
(how is the window will run? programs aplication?and cpu?
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The safe thing to do is to uninstall them from C: from Add/Remove
programs, then reinstall on the drive of your choice. If the C: drive
is running out of free space moving them elsewhere will obviously help.
Otherwise simply moving them to another drive won't have any real
benefit and does make backup harder. Keeping the OS and programs in one
partition if there is enough space is a logical choice for backup
purposes, and redirecting data files to another volume is a logical
approach for backup purposes.
 
sa said:
my computer has 2 hard driver(c: k:) have installed many programs
into disk c: .now i want to move all the programs i installed into
disk K: (because c: is full)
how do i do that?
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In general, you can not move programs from one place to another. The problem
is that almost all programs are not simply a single file or even a bunch of
files. Besides the files that constitute them, they also have, and need,
many entries referring to them and where they are located--in the registry
and elsewhere.

So if you try to move a program, those pointers will all be wrong and the
program won't work. There is software that purports to find and change those
pointers (for example, the freeware COA2.exe) but in my experience these
don't always work perfectly. It's much better and safer to uninstall from
its existing location, and reinstall in the new one.


does my computer run faster and smooth after i moved
that programs folder?
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No, It doesn't make any difference.
 
my computer has 2 hard driver(c: k:) have installed many programs into disk
c: .now i want to move all the programs i installed into disk K: (because c:
is full)
how do i do that?
does my computer run faster and smooth after i moved
that programs folder?
(how is the window will run? programs aplication?and cpu?
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FWIW I have had good luck with change of address 2 - a shareware
program - from PCMagazine web site.
Bill
 
Three years ago, as an experiment, I used COA2 to move an Office 2000 Full
Install to another drive. It took about one hour. It was a bit scary but the
office suite showed no ill effects that I could determine. Having been
through it, I would not recommend anyone to try it. I never could trust that
it went over 100% complete.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Richard said:
Three years ago, as an experiment, I used COA2 to move an Office 2000
Full Install to another drive. It took about one hour. It was a bit
scary but the office suite showed no ill effects that I could
determine. Having been through it, I would not recommend anyone to
try it. I never could trust that it went over 100% complete.
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I've tried it too, also several years ago. It took care of some application
perfectly, but missed some entries for others, with the result that they
didn't work.

It may be worth a try in some situations, but my recommendation is that the
conservative approach of uninstalling and reinstalling is always best.
 
awnser all my question, please.
i don't want to uninstall all the programs and then reinstall them.and there
are many softwares do not allow me to choose place to install.
i also don't want insall any software into my computer. because i trust my
friend and microsoft, they told me that easy to move files, folder in window
xp. i thing i read this message when install window, on produce, on
internet...
 
awnser all my question, please.
i don't want to uninstall all the programs and then reinstall them.and there
are many softwares do not allow me to choose place to install.
i also don't want insall any software into my computer. because i trust my
friend and microsoft, they told me that easy to move files, folder in window
xp. i thing i read this message when install window, on produce, on
internet...
 
Hi,

As many of us have told you, simply moving them is a *bad* idea, even with
the help of a utility like COA32. The only safe way to do this is by
uninstalling and reinstalling, and most every application now will allow a
custom install to another location (and those that don't are likely to be
programs that you should question as to why they don't). In addition, you
cannot "move" the Program Files folder per se, you can create a new one on
the other drive and install the programs to it. The one on C: is a system
folder and cannot be moved even if you install the programs elsewhere, this
folder must remain in place.

Also, moving them to another drive will free up space and may provide a
marginal increase in performance (provided this is another physical drive
and not another volume on the same physical drive - that would actually
lower performance), but for true increases (and noticeable ones), I would
concentrate more on increasing the system memory (more ram equals less drive
swapping) and limiting background processes to only those necessary.
Basically you could go through all the steps of properly moving the program
folders and see no increase in system performance.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
thank you that help.
good bey.

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

As many of us have told you, simply moving them is a *bad* idea, even with
the help of a utility like COA32. The only safe way to do this is by
uninstalling and reinstalling, and most every application now will allow a
custom install to another location (and those that don't are likely to be
programs that you should question as to why they don't). In addition, you
cannot "move" the Program Files folder per se, you can create a new one on
the other drive and install the programs to it. The one on C: is a system
folder and cannot be moved even if you install the programs elsewhere, this
folder must remain in place.

Also, moving them to another drive will free up space and may provide a
marginal increase in performance (provided this is another physical drive
and not another volume on the same physical drive - that would actually
lower performance), but for true increases (and noticeable ones), I would
concentrate more on increasing the system memory (more ram equals less drive
swapping) and limiting background processes to only those necessary.
Basically you could go through all the steps of properly moving the program
folders and see no increase in system performance.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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