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RECOMMENDED:By default, Windows installs all the programs in C:Program Files or C:Program Files (x86) directory depending on the type of Windows 10 and program you are installing.You might want to change the default installation directory if your “C” drive is running out of free space. While some programs allow you select the install drive and directory, most programs don’t offer the option to select installation drive. For instance, setup of antivirus programs like and Norton don’t offer an option to select the default installation directory during the product installation.If you want to change the default installation location of programs in Windows 10/8/7, there is an easy workaround. You just need to edit the registry to change the default installation directory or path. And if you want to move installed programs, please refer to our guide.To start with this guide, make sure you have enough free space in your new directory which you are going to make as default one. You need to do a small registry change in order to change your default installation directory as follows: Changing default installation directoryIMPORTANT: We recommend you or backup registry so that you can easily restore original settings if required.WARNING: This is an advanced guide. First thing this should say is to ONLY do this if it’s the VERY FIRST THING YOU CHANGE after a CLEAN install of Windows.
Let’s see how we can change the default installation folder in Windows 10. The same can be applied to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Changing the default installation folder. Proceed with following steps to change the default location of installation folder for new installing programs.
If not, expect mayhem, as MANY programs refer to the default variable to know where they themselves are installed after the event. In other words, a lot of software will fail to function as normal, if at all, after changing this setting.On top of this, Kaspersky, for one, does not even get ‘fixed’ by this anyway! Brilliant.If you want a true way of doing that, you could always just go for the plain and simple:kis16.0.0.614en-gb.exe /p”INSTALLDIR=X:PILLOCK”Done.Please, do not offer yourself as some sort of guru when you could quite easily screw someone’s installation of Windows beyond their own limits of recovery.Dean says. Type “regedit” in Vista start menu search box or in Run dialog box (for XP) and hit enter to continue.2. How to change Windows 7 “Program Files” and “Program Files (x86)” destination folders.In the registry find two branches. Some suggest only one but other entry is hidden in Wow6432Node as well and to make live easier must be allso edited.“C:” to “D:” or what ever you need.1HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion2HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionI would consider to take a look here as well.3 be carefulHKEYLOCALMACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlSession ManagerEnvironment.Rena says. Red orchestra 2 stg 44.
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CORRECTION to Redirecting Installation Path. Now have double folders in new location:After doing maintenance and completing system scans I went back to pull up both versions of REGEDIT.My missing directory paths were now back. So the majority of my questions in my previous post are nowno longer needed.My basic question I need to ask is still concerning how to get rid of a file within a file in each of my 3 P:Program Files folders?Also, should I have a third P:Program Files folder because I have Win 7 64-bit?Hopefully this will be easier to answer than the ones about disappearing Regedit paths! Thanks!.dwtjan says. I redirected the installation path for my Program Files from C: to P: following the directionsfrom all the posts shown in the topic atI have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit so I followed the suggestions for my system using the followinginformation:The end result was I did not use the regular REGEDIT but the one suggested by typing in Run:%systemroot%syswow64regedit.
Then HKEYLOCALMACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion.I changed the four things suggested: dir; dir (86); ProgramFilesPath; and ProgramW64 to P.There are several things going on since I did this to make me question some of the changes I made.First, was it really necessary or an advantage in any way to use%systemroot%syswow64regeditinstead of the regular Regedit? Were there any disadvantages by using this version of Regedit?I understood that I now was to have a P:Program Files and a P:Program Files (x86).What I ended up with is:P:Program Files; P:Program FilesP:Program Files (86); P:Program Files (86)P:Program Files (x86); P:Program Files (x86)I believe I figured out that I have two folders in each category because I made a folder in the new P:drive to copy everything from C: into instead of just copying it the the P: drive without indicating a folder. (If this is correct, this information should be updated in the original directions I followed forpeople like me that have to have things spelled out.)I have no clue why I have the third Program Folder: P:Program Files (86); P:Program Files (86).If I am not supposed to have this one, how would I get rid of it or put it back?My next question is, how do I get just the one folder in each of the new locations, whether it is two or three locations? Get rid of the folder within the folder? Or would it just be easier (or perhaps the only way) to format and re-install Windows and start from scratch?I tried to pull up both versions of Regedit to see what was showing and perhaps changing things back to C.
The Regedit version suggested for 64-bit was not even there. The error message said perhaps it had been moved. Which I’m sure I did, but do not know how to locate it. The regular Regedit did not show anything at all for the things I redirected.I redirected my program files using the regular Regedit once prior to this time, which I had formatted and re-installed Win 7 so thought I’d do an even better job using the one supposedly for 64-bit. The first time using the regular Regedit allowed me to go back in and change them back to C: from P. I was trying to re-install using the Recovery Partition, which required I put the installation path back to C: before I could.
If I ever need to (and I will) re-install Win 7 again, I would now have to use the system image as there is no where I can see to change things back. If the system image goes wrong, it appears I’ll be up a creek. I finally discovered how I could make recovery disks but am unclear whether I would need to change the P: back to C. I don’t think so, but I am pretty confused at this point.I did a complete system image prior to installing Acronis Disk Director and partitioning, then redirecting the installation path. I’ve never had any success backing up anything. I have never tried a system image restoration, so not sure how reliable they are. I really just want to set everything up ascustomized and streamlined as possible and attempt a complete system image containing the way I’dwant Windows to load up just the pre-installed programs of my choice, not theirs.
Without unnecessaryduplication of files or folders.Would anyone be able to solve any of my questions? I know this will work just great once I’ve worked out the wrong turns taken! Thanks for any help!!.phunktional johnkey says.
The 64bit version of Win7 has two versions of regedit. Make this change as well:1.) Enter into StartRun:%systemroot%syswow64regedit2.) Go to: HKEYLOCALMACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion3.) Change the Path in DWORDs ProgramFilesDir, ProgramFilesDir (x86) to the new path, probably just changing the drive letter.This is the correct fix!You shouldn’t have to make the changes to the normal regedit, just the%systemroot%syswow64regedit.As stated above you will need to change both the ProgramFilesDir & ProgramFilesDir (x86).Caution! If you changed the regular regedit ( found by typing regedit in search box on start menu) by making changes to the path in regedit, some programs that you have installed on your OS drive (SSD) will not start. You can correct that problem by right clicking the shortcut in the start menu under all programs.right click, properties, and change target path.
However, the only program I couldn’t change to correct target was Windows Media Player and as a result WMP would not function.I could fix that by going through windows explorer and finding the shortcut and pinned that to both start menu and taskbar. WMP would now function, UNTIL I tried using it in internet explorer then an error screen came up stating connection problems.Basically. If you’ve changed the regular regedit ProgramFilesDir and ProgramFilesDir (x86), change it back and make the changes to the%systemroot%.matt says. I got this working on Windows 7 64 bit. Here’s what I did:In addition to the registry keys in HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion you also need to change the ones in HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion.Then, you need to copy all the files in c:Program files (x86) and c:program files to where ever your new locations are.
Then don’t delete the original directories, since not all programs are smart enough to make the switch.Obviously, this works best on a fresh install where the program file directories are only a few hundred megabytes.Any (well, most) new programs you install will figure out that your new location is the default program files directory.Bob Fry says.