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[Lavert]

How do you force install of a program to Drive D instead of Drive C. Thanks
in advance.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This depends on the installer. Many offer a "browse" button, some don't.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Do you get a 'Custom' option during the install? If so, use that to divert
the installation to the D drive instead of the C drive.

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[Lavert]

Will:

Thanks for your reply. I don't get a 'Custom' option during install. This
is a self extraction program. It tries to install on Drive C. After second
or two an error window shows up that says can't install to drive C. Disk
probably full. I had reformated hard drive and set up two partitions with
drive D being the largest. I kill that window and install is cancelled. I
then can't change destination to Drive D. Thanks again.

 

[paulmd]

Will:

Thanks for your reply. I don't get a 'Custom' option during install. This
is a self extraction program. It tries to install on Drive C. After second
or two an error window shows up that says can't install to drive C. Disk
probably full. I had reformated hard drive and set up two partitions with
drive D being the largest. I kill that window and install is cancelled. I
then can't change destination to Drive D. Thanks again.

What is the name of this self extracter? What's it supposed to do?

A lot of times you can simply open them up with winzip, or winrar and
manually pick a directory to extract the contents to.

This only works for the kind that don't modify registry entries. (If
it's a true self extractor, and not a self INSTALLER, it won't.)

 

[Jim McGowan]

How do you force install of a program to Drive D instead of Drive C. Thanks
in advance.

Lavert,

You can edit your Registry to drive all program installations to D:
drive.

First, the standard cautionary comment which always applies to all of
us: Back up your registry first! Good advice whenever you are in your
Registry!

Click on Start>Run, then type in "regedit" without the quotes.

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Now right-click on the key in the right pane named, "ProgramFilesDir",
again without the quotes, and then click "Modify". In the dialog that
appears, change "C:\\Program Files" to "D:\\Program Files" and then
save that and click File>Exit to quit the Registry Editor.

You may want to create two REG files to change to the new install
location, and one to change it back to C:\, if so desired.

To create the REG file, run Notepad and enter the following as shown
here. Where you see PRESS ENTER HERE, press Enter to create blank
lines.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
PRESS ENTER HERE
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]
"ProgramFilesDir"="D:\\Program Files"
PRESS ENTER HERE

Choose File, Save As, and name the file NewLoc.reg. Locate a folder
for your new file and click Save. That is the REG file to change the
installation location to D:\ Drive.

Now, in that same file, change the line:

"ProgramFilesDir"="D:\\Program Files"

to:

"ProgramFilesDir"="C:\\Program Files"

and choose File, Save As, and name this file OldLoc.reg, select a
folder, and click Save. That's the file to change things back if you
want.

Close Notepad and double-click on the NewLoc.reg file to change your
program file installation default from C:\ Drive to D:\ Drive.

To restore the setting to C:\ Drive, if you ever decide to do this
later, double-click on the OldLoc.reg file and it will be changed back
to the way it is now.
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There are some programs that have the installation location coded
right in the installation file; they will refuse to go anywhere except
where the developer intended. I don't know why this is ever the case,
but there are a few of those out there, and you'll have to live with
them in C: or do without..

Remember to back up the registry first, and place the backup in a
folder that you will remember. Name the backup with the date in the
file name so you know when it is from, eg, 20060519_REG_BU

Hope this helps!

 

[Rock]

How do you force install of a program to Drive D instead of Drive C. Thanks
in advance.

Contact the program vendor to find out if it's coded to only install to C:.

 

[Plato]

How do you force install of a program to Drive D instead of Drive C. Thanks
in advance.

Tell the installer what drive/folder you want to install to.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How do you force install of a program to Drive D instead of Drive C. Thanks
in advance.

During the setup routine, select a custom installation, and then select
the desired installation location when asked.


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