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Manage Where Windows 7 Installs Programs
I'm hoping someone can help me with what should be a very simple problem - but I can't figure it out!
I am setting up my first Windows 7 PC, on a custom-built system. I've done a clean Windows install , and am using the account created when I installed Windows 7. I set up four hard-drive partitions during the install:
C: at 50GB for the OS only (Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit),
D: 150 GB for Programs,
E: 300 GB for Games, and
F: 476 GB for Data.
My problem is that I am unable to control where programs are installed. Any program that I install (e.g. Adobe Reader) whether from disc, file saved to the hard drive, or directly from the internet, goes onto the C: partition. The operating system does not give me the option during install to put the program files in the location I want. In Windows XP, it would always ask for the location where the program should be installed, so I could browse to the desired location.
An help would be appreciated, while I still have some hair left...