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By default, most installers place most of the application files in the
"<SystemDrive>\program files" directory.
With the full product version of some software, these files can easily total 200MB or more,
so your partition (or disk) might very well run out of space.
Alternatively you might want installations to default to another directory instead of
"<SystemDrive>\program files".
You can edit the registry to redirect the installation program to another directory
on another disk or partition by editing the following registry entry:
| Hive: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
| Key: |
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion |
| Name: |
ProgramFilesDir |
| Type: |
REG_SZ (String value) |
| Value: |
Change the disk volume and directory to the location at which you
want to install your application |
Close the registry editor, restart your computer, and install your application.
Similar "redirections" can be achieved by changing:
| Hive: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
| Key: |
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion |
| Name: |
CommonFilesDir |
| Type: |
REG_SZ (String value) |
| Value: |
(default=<SystemDrive>\Program Files\Common Files) |
Keep in mind that Windows will install future software in the specified
directory unless you change the "ProgramFilesDir"
registry value back to its original setting.
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