The Special Program Files Folder

Guest · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: The Special Program Files Folder

Hi, I'm trying to move the program file folder to another partition,
and I have read all that there is to read about the issue, still I
have some questions.

First my situation; I have a clean install no programs installed, only
default stuff like mediaplayer, outlook express etc.

I know it is possible to change the path in the register:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft Windows \ CurrentVersion]
"ProgramFilesDir" to my own custom d:/programs folder. And 'all'
programs lookup this value before installing nice, no problem.

But there is still alot of windows programs that are hardcoded in the
registery like the Common Files, outlook express and alot more...
Mayby that is for a reason, mayby some great mind figured that every
windows specific folder should be hardcoded and not be lookup up using
the ProgramFilesDir. Is this correct?

so I would leave those references and don't touch the windows specific
folders
and install all my new programs to my d:/programs folder. wich makes
it cleaner aswell.

Will windows use the ProgramFilesDir internal to lookup windows
specific folders?
Bad Software with hardcoded paths will work again by temporarily
changing back the ProgramFilesDir is that correct?

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Anteaus · Guest

Yeah, see my other post about moving profiles. This is basically an exercise
akin to trying to move a filing-cabinet that's been fitted in-place with a
Hilti Gun!

Again, programmers _shouldn't_ make absolute references to files in special
system-folders, but they do, and each time they do, it's like firing an
explosive nail into that folder.

"Ace.Stef@gmail.com" wrote:

Guest

On 20 dec, 13:48, Anteaus <Ante...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: