+- Hack Forums (https://hackforums.net)
+-- Forum: Tech (https://hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=444)
+--- Forum: Computing (https://hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=88)
+---- Forum: Microsoft Windows (https://hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=347)
+---- Thread: How to change default installation path for programs? (/showthread.php?tid=5027036)
How to change default installation path for programs? - hacc - Oct 18, 2015
Hey guys,
I was wondering how I change the default installation path for programs without changing the paths of my existing programs.
I went into regedit went to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion then I found the ProgramFilesDir and ProgramFilesDir (x86) and changed them to my D: drive instead of my C: drive and then restarted my computer.
Now all my programs that are installed on my C drive try to open from the D drive. Eg, when opening Google Chrome it will give me an error saying "Can't find in D:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome" when I originally installed it on the C drive... same thing with every program on my C drive.
How can I change the default path for future installations of programs, but not break all my existing ones?
Thanks :)
* - Freebooter - Oct 18, 2015
Almost all programs give you option to select installation folder you should not mess with Windows default installation path or you will get errors you getting.