WXP Home SP1. Multiple Program Files??

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Steve

Hello All. Hope someone can help me with this.

I set up a system some time ago. A partitioned 60G HD. I put WXP in a 15G
partition (and called it "WXP").

I though this would be more than enough. However, some Programs, when fully
installed take up Gigabytes these days eg Tiger Woods Golf Program - 3 CD's,
so about 2G of videos, graphics etc.

Anyway, the partition now has less than 15% free space. So (I beleive) it is
inadvisable to run defrag.

My question is this...

Can programs usually installed in the WPX:\Program Files actually be split
between

WXP:\Program Files

and

anotherpartition:\Program Files

Any complications or "gotcha's"?

Thanks

Steve
 
Can programs usually installed in the WPX:\Program Files actually be
split
between
WXP:\Program Files
and
anotherpartition:\Program Files
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Yes and no.

Don't try to move already-installed apps, that's just asking for trouble.

Most apps DO let you choose where to install them, and x:\program files
or y:\overflow_program_files are as good a place as any.

If space is really at a premium, uninstall some large apps and
re-install them, putting them on other partitions.

It might be easier to move some data files to another partition.
If you have to maintain your directory structure, you can use
mount-points.

David Richardson, davidwr.geo -at- yahoo.com
 
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