re: How do I change Window's default install directory? Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 4:10 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Will (1 messages posted) This will also prevent some Windows Updates from installing properly. For example, Windows update KB905915 (and others) will fail before it has begun, indicating it was "canceled." In that case you will have to undo this change, apply the update, and then redo this change. It's not a particularly good idea (speaking from experience). On Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 9:02 pm, J Harrison wrote: >The suggestion below works, but..... > >In XP, all of the annoying program subdirectories) (NetMeeting, Frontpage, etc) that >you cannot get rid of in the default directory (usually c:\program files\), will >magically appear in your newly-designated installation directory. > >In other words, MicroJunk will see your change, and act on it for its own purposes..... > > > > Written in response to: re: How do I change Window's default install directory? (J Harrison: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 9:02 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] How do I change Window's default install directory? (Ryan Hellevang: Tue, Sep 23, 2003, 3:08 pm) re: How do I change Window's default install directory? (jagged ben: Tue, Sep 23, 2003, 6:43 pm) re: How do I change Window's default install directory? (Sammael: Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 8:43 am) re: How do I change Window's default install directory? (J Harrison: Tue, Nov 8, 2005, 9:02 pm) re: How do I change Window's default install directory? (Will: Thu, Jan 5, 2006, 4:10 pm) re: How do I change Window's default install directory? (Jithin K Sree: Thu, May 7, 2009, 1:05 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum