AranMorietwa

I would like to keep those folders together, so I can size the Windows partition down and put all my data, programs etc. on another partition or hard disk. After eacht clean install, I've preformed in the past I just back-up the D&S-folder to be sure I have got all my e-mails, templates, etc. After I RAR'ed them, I just check all folder in Program Files for useful programs and for files I've created myself (because some programs only save it in the PF-folder). And when I do a clean install, I normally reorganize my documents (sometimes I sort them by subject, other times I sort them by file type into different directories). My last sorting went quite well: I just keep school work separate from other work, my home-made programs in a directory, all photos in a folder. That are my 'real' documents. Other files I didn't create but I always need are stored in a different folder named 'Resources' with XP themes, backgrounds, icon sets, libraries for Delphi, eBooks about computers etc. To ensure I can always access it where ever I am, I just share the folder. Then I have also a third directory which contains files other people would store in My Docs: it just sits on a external hard disk and contains my music collection, my video collection etc. I chose to do this because I often need the music elsewhere so I can just unplug the drive, take the cables and power cord and go. My collection is far too big to put it on dvd-r and it expands every day. So I don't think about changing this method right now, but thanks for the help anyway!

Thank you guys! And it was to get the folder from the beginning at the alternate location. I know it is nearly impossible to move the folder and I would need to scan the whole registry after moving such a folder, so I asked for the Windows Unattended option. Thank you! (Did I read past that info in the ref.chm, I did a search for Program Files in the file, and I read most parts, but I don't remember anything about that )

Hello, I would like to re-install my system and to keep things a bit more defragmented and suited to my taste I was thinking of moving the Documents and Settings folder to another partition. The attended.txt has an entry for this ( ProfilesDir in Unattended, if my mind doesn't deceive me ). But I also want an alternative location for the Program Files folder. It is possible, I know for sure. I would like Windows Setup to do it by itself, so I don't have to scan the whole registry to replace it after the setup has put everything inside the folder. Normally, I would be done by changing HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProgramFilesDir in the registry, but that would also require me to move everything inside to be moved. Does anybody know of a switch or entry in any config file to make it clear to Windows Setup it shouldn't use C:\Program Files but the alternative ( D:\Progs, I would call it ). If no one knows of such thing, I will use a batch file and scan the registry manually to prevent any corruption... Thank you! P.S. : this is what I tried already: I used Google, I ran a search on the deployment reference (ref.chm) etc. but I didn't get a single (correct) result.