If I am not supposed to have this one, how would I get rid of it or put it back? I have no clue why I have the third Program Folder: P:\Program Files (86) P:\Program Files (86). People like me that have to have things spelled out.) (If this is correct, this information should be updated in the original directions I followed for I believe I figured out that I have two folders in each category because I made a folder in the new P:\ĭrive to copy everything from C:\ into instead of just copying it the the P:\ drive without indicating a folder. P:\Program Files (x86) P:\Program Files (x86) P:\Program Files (86) P:\Program Files (86) I understood that I now was to have a P:\Program Files and a P:\Program Files (x86). Instead of the regular Regedit? Were there any disadvantages by using this version of Regedit? There are several things going on since I did this to make me question some of the changes I made.įirst, was it really necessary or an advantage in any way to use %systemroot%\syswow64\regedit I changed the four things suggested: dir dir (86) ProgramFilesPath and ProgramW64 to P:\. Then HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion. The end result was I did not use the regular REGEDIT but the one suggested by typing in Run:
I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit so I followed the suggestions for my system using the following I redirected the installation path for my Program Files from C:\ to P:\ following the directionsįrom all the posts shown in the topic at /change-default-installation-directory-in-windows-7-vista PS: This tweak should work fine with Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 as well.ĭon’t forget to check out how to move installed apps to another drive in Windows 10 guide. If you are experiencing any issues, please restore Windows 10 to an earlier date using the previously created restore point. Download a program and try to install it and check if it’s installed in the new installation directory. You might need to restart your computer to apply the change. Step 4: Finally, close the Registry Editor and reboot your system to apply the change. Next, find ProgramFileDir (x86), double-click on it and change it value data to a location where you want to install programs by default. Step 3: On the right side, locate the value named “ProgramFilesDir” and change the default value “C:\Program Files” to your new directory path (address). HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion Step 2: Navigate to the following registry key in the Registry Editor: Step 1: Type Regedit in Start menu/taskbar search box or in the Run dialog box and hit enter key to continue.
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