variable path

silverghost · 22 Jan 2008 at 22:20

does anyone know how to change the varible path for sending programs files to c drive to go to a partition called e drive

oddjob62 · 22 Jan 2008 at 23:16

In regit look for the keys...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
CommonFilesDir, ProgramFilesDir

Caged · 22 Jan 2008 at 23:30

This is a very good way to break things. I'd suggest that if you can't Google for details of how to do it, you shouldn't be attempting to relocate your Program Files directory.

Resize your volumes if you're short on space on C, move some non-system crap off it etc.

silverghost · 22 Jan 2008 at 23:31

i get as far as current version then cant see anything called commonfilesdir or programfilesdir

Yucca · 23 Jan 2008 at 11:04

Caged said:
This is a very good way to break things. I'd suggest that if you can't Google for details of how to do it, you shouldn't be attempting to relocate your Program Files directory.

Resize your volumes if you're short on space on C, move some non-system crap off it etc.

This man speaks the truth. Its not a good idea mate.

silverghost · 23 Jan 2008 at 20:09

is it really that bad ive been following an xp install from custom pc magizine and it says to have 3 partitions 10g for windows/30g for data/the remaining for programs ive done all this but i get as far as current version then cant find programfilesdirvariable because all i have to do is change it from going to c partition to e partition seems ok if i could find what i want

.walls · 24 Jan 2008 at 09:16

Code:

set programfiles=e:\

You'll need to have that run at every startup.

Or;

Boot in safe mode, cut everything out of c:\Program Files (including hidden files) and paste it into e:\, then mount e:\ over c:\program files. Reboot

*** I take no responsibility if you break your box with this. As said above, if you can't google how to do this - you shouldn't be doing it ***