Is it possible to install Windows to a folder named "Windows" rather than "WINDOWS"?

None of the install methods I have tried so far have yielded a mixed-case install folder.

I can rename the folder after the install by booting with a BartPE disk but that still leaves %SystemRoot% set to x:\WINDOWS!

Alternately, is there a way to adjust the SystemRoot variable? I already tried changing

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRoot

but it keeps getting reset on reboot.

I realize this is a completely aesthetic/cosmetic issue but that all-caps folder just annoys me

Thanks for any help.

Well, I was able to adjust the SystemRoot key/variable to C:\Windows (rather than C:\WINDOWS) by editing the boot.ini file:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

So I guess this is where the SystemRoot key is set from.

It would still be nice to know if it is possible to create a mixed case install folder from the get go but this does satisfy my aesthetic needs

Edited August 5, 200719 yr by FrizzleFry

i've been trying to do this for some time (glad i'm not the only one to be honest)

setting a mixed case value in winnt.sif [unattended] TargetPath= always produces a version in capitals

Edited August 6, 200719 yr by Peteski