No space in drive c

[Mathew Muthalaly]

How can I change the directory to My E drive when I load a
new software.I don't have space in my C drive.
As soon as I insert the software disk to install it comes
out saying no space in c drive. I want to load the
software to E drive. It is not giving me an option.
Please help
Mathew

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Unless the installation routine for the application in question
was very badly coded, there should be an option to perform a custom
installation, during which you can specify the desired target drive
and folder.

Bruce Chambers

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[Wolf Kirchmeir]

Greetings --

Unless the installation routine for the application in question
was very badly coded, there should be an option to perform a custom
installation, during which you can specify the desired target drive
and folder.

Bruce Chambers

However, most apps still want to put some of their modules onto C: - why, I
don't know - there's no technical reason for doing so that I know of. Also,
some apps load their own install routine, and need a surprising amount of
space for that -- on C: of course.


To create space on C:

a) Empty the Recycle Bin -- that's where "delted" items go, so a delete
doesn't free up space.

b) Do a Disk Cleanup.

If you have never done either of these chores, you will recover several
hundred megabytes of space.

You should also get rid of software you don't actually use -- you know, all
that cool stuff you downloaded or got on a magazine CD and which you might
use someday...


HTH

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The technical reason is that properly designed applications will
almost always have to place some essential files in the
%Windir%\System32 and other system folders, shortcuts and shared
common files in one or more of the user profiles in C:\Documents and
Settings, and create quite a few registry entries. Additionally,
unless the user has previously reconfigured his system variables to
place the Temp folders elsewhere, significant space on the C: drive
will be required during the installation process, as installation
routines normally used the location(s) specified by the system
variables.

Bruce Chambers

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However, most apps still want to put some of their modules onto C: - why, I
don't know - there's no technical reason for doing so that I know of. Also,
some apps load their own install routine, and need a surprising amount of
space for that -- on C: of course.

Snipped....

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

Greetings --

The technical reason is that properly designed applications will
almost always have to place some essential files in the
%Windir%\System32 and other system folders, shortcuts and shared
common files in one or more of the user profiles in C:\Documents and
Settings, and create quite a few registry entries. Additionally,
unless the user has previously reconfigured his system variables to
place the Temp folders elsewhere, significant space on the C: drive
will be required during the installation process, as installation
routines normally used the location(s) specified by the system
variables.

Thanks for the clarification. So it's the way Windows is designed. I was
hoping it was just habit....