I dont want my programs to install to C drive

liamcrane

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Hi people is there a way that i can change the drive that windows installs my programs to? i have a seperate partition that i want for all the programs i install, on some installions you can choose where to install the app to but on programs that auto install to the C drive like microsoft office for example is there a way round it?

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You can almost always use the "custom" or "advanced" setup options when installing applications to select another location other than the default. Honestly other than silent installers I can't think of any install that's hard-set and unchangable.
 
Im trying to install microsoft office enterprise and it just starts installing after you run the setep.exe no choice of where to install it to, i only have a 50gb partition on my C drive which i just want for windows so if i do get a corrupt app i only have to reformat my app partition
 
Do you not get this screen (I know it is a screen shot of Pro but should be the same)?:

Do not hotlink images please. Save the image you like and then upload it to a hosting website like Photobucket, Imageshack, TinyPic etc.
 
It probably needs to be on the primary OS drive because it adds many settings to registry and documents and settings and a couple of things to the processors list.

As above thoguh, enterprise edition has the customize where you can choose what you want
 
You do not ALWAYS get the customize option. I have installed 100s of OEM versions and sometimes it is there, sometime it is not. To the OP, you do not have a custom MSI/answer file which automatically populates the install options do you?

It probably needs to be on the primary OS drive because it adds many settings to registry and documents and settings and a couple of things to the processors list.
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None of which require its program files to be installed on the OS drive.
 
Sin_Chase said:
You do not ALWAYS get the customize option. I have installed 100s of OEM versions and sometimes it is there, sometime it is not. To the OP, you do not have a custom MSI/answer file which automatically populates the install options do you?



None of which require its program files to be installed on the OS drive.
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First time OEM has even been mentioned in the thread - answer file is a good point though, chances are it's set, but then again normally it'd only grey out the customise option, not remove it entirely.
 
I did not mean his version was OEM. Merely that 99% of my installs are OEMs and I have seen it with them before. I have not installed enough Retail packages to comment on whether I have seen it happen with them or not, I really would not be able to remember :p
 
The Blue Edition is a cracked copy of Office 2007 Enterprise edition that doesn't require activation. When the disk is inserted (or the ISO mounted), it automatically launches the installer, doesn't give any installation options and automatically installs the full Office suite.

I know you believe your copy to be legitimate, and it likely is, but can I just ask if the disk looks like an official Microsoft DVD, with the holographic rings etc? I know obviously the guys above have discussed the possibility of an OEM copy, but even my Home Use Program edition gives the full install options.
 
liamcrane said:
its the 2007 enterprise edition
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Well hello there sir!
 
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