default Installation Directory 64 bit

[trashcan889]

Hello< I have windows 7 64 bit and I have partitions my hard drive like many others. The issue I seem to have is I want to sent my OS to drive c and have the default Installation Directory to D:. I looked up online and found a few regisrty keys to change

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion

ProgramFilesDir, ProgramFilesDir (x86)

and have changed them from

C:/Program Files to

D:/Program Files.

The issue I still seem to have is when i download an program and try to installl it the default location is still C

any suggstion if Im missing something?

thanks for your help

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Seven Forums trashcan889. I have not done this myself, so I would make sure you have a system image before attempting. Have a look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fault-installation-folder-separate-drive.html

Also look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/182170-changing-default-install-path.html#post1544540

A Guy

 

[DeaconFrost]

You might want to rethink your partitioning if your C is so small you need to worry about where to install apps. That being said, why mess with system variables anyway. If you create a directory called D:\Program Files, and point your installers to use that folder, your apps will still work fine.