drive letter default C: (W2K)

[sfrog]

When a program is installed it defaults to C:/programfiles can I change the default drive to E:

[BertImmenschuh]

If E: is another hard drive or partition on the same drive, you usually can. I've noticed that Microsoft Office still demands putting the larger share on the C: drive [or where the Operating System is if dual-booting]. There should always be a custom setup box or a window showing where it will be installed but give an option to change. It can be missed if a setup is started and no one there to watch.

[Andy-S]

If the applicaton is created using one of the install wizards then the default installation directory is specified by the developer and is typically %systemroot%\program files.

As Bert says most applications will give you an option to change the default directory. Other than making E: the root drive I don't think there is a way to override the script provided by the application installer.

Cheers
Andy

[reghakr]

I think it's a fairly easy job to simply click the Change location button and choose the E: instead of C:.

I DO NOT rcommend changing the C:\Program Files\Common Files directory to any other directory.

reghakr

[homeflash]

Yes and No, some application is very weird, it has to go to C:\ by default even it lets you. So, if I were you, I would leave it onto C: and make your other drive as data drive/partition.

[DEJ]

In the registry, go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion

Find: ProgramFilesDir

This is, as it pretty much reads, the setting for your default Program Files Location.

WARNING!!! You will see below this a value called "ProgramFilesPath", this is a variable replacement that may be used elsewhere in the registry instead of the actual path, any programs or links using this variable will be redirected to the new location you specify, and therefore become LOST (they will still be there, they will just not know where to go.) I would recommend searching the registry for this variable, and ensuring that any entries that need to point to "C:\Program Files" do so.