What Dirs Names u Suggest

[aviv00]

Hello

what dirs name that differ then the default u choose in ur nlited xp or Suggest to set

my suggestion is:

Windows > WIN

Documents and Setting > User [ was Users but i wanna install vista at same partition didn't test it yet tho]

Program Files > Pro

Thx in advanced

Edited April 21, 2008 by aviv00

[newsposter]

is this change for the sake of change without real purpose?

Lots of installers and utilities are hard coded to use the long-standing windows defined directory paths.

[aviv00]

well used it alot no one signal problem

[Ponch]

Wind, DocuSet and ProFiles ?

Windows

Documents and Setting

Program Files

Thousands of people in Redmond suggest those, why would one voice here mean more to you ?

[aviv00]

@ Ponch

just wanna hear more ideas

[GrofLuigi]

I myself use "users" "program files" and "windows", but I like the shorter names. The idea is if you replace them with shorter names, it reduces the size of registry/ini files (saving of few bytes multiplied many times). It's not about saving storage space (that's insignificant).

However, I haven't gotten around lately to make new installation. I wouldn't change 'windows' not because programs 'expect' it but because the difference is too small.

Just my opinion.

GL

[aviv00]

@GrofLuigi

i like working with dos [cmd.exe]

so that why i use those short dir name

[GrofLuigi]

@GrofLuigi

i like working with dos [cmd.exe]

so that why i use those short dir name

Yeah, that too.

GL

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

IMO Microsoft was on the right track with dropping 'documents and settings' down to 'users' and getting rid of the 300 'my ' prefixes but should have kept going and changed 'program files' to 'programs'

I also wish they would have added a Root:\Games as a base dir for games (they could have even cluttered it up with game explorer crap) as long as i could go to 1 folder and see what crap im not using is taking up the most space -oh wait i *CAN* do that c:\windows\winsxs

[benjamminzIS]

I use:

windowz

programz

profilez (users / documents and settings)

commonfilez (i just don't like spaces in directory names...)

edit: have been using these before vista came about... otherwise I would probably have went with user(s) instead of profilez... but I'm used to it now so I'm not going to change...

p.s. I hate those stupid hardcoded utilities that won't use the %programfiles% variable or at least let you choose a custom installation dir, and refuse to even use installers/programs that behave this way...

Edited April 22, 2008 by benjamminzIS

[Algemba]

I am using "WINXP" ("WIN2K3" if 2003 server used) , "PROGS" or "Programs", and "Home" as users directory.

[GrofLuigi]

Gr8. With my next installation I will take it to the end - P, W and U.

I already use T as Temp - that's leftover from my Amiga days.

And of course, my user name is always one letter long.

GL

Edited April 22, 2008 by GrofLuigi

[Oleg_II]

Appz, Profiles, WINDOWS here Like it cause it always works with BAT and CMD files (some of them have some problems with pathes like "Program Files" or I just can't make it right

Found one Chinese IM program QQ Messanger that re-creates "Program Files" directory (installs some part of itself there), other programs work without problem.

And there is something like "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Stat\F89E7781.stt" (didn't found what creats it