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Thursday, November 11, 2010

How to change default directory of software installation?

The default software setup directory for Windows is C:\Program Files directory. You can change the default directory of software installation to other location such as e:\Program Files. In this way, you can easily back up all your software program files. The following are the steps to follow:
1. Click Start button

2. Click Run

3. Type Regedit

4 Navigate to:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

5. In right side panel, double click on ProgramFileDir.
6. Modify the value to other location, for example, E:\Program Files.

7. Close the registry editor and restart

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