Hello,
How do I move installed programs from C:\Program Files (x86) on an almost full C:\ partition to another partition such as D:\VistaPrograms, and maintain their full configuration, associations and functionality?
There is some software (Real Player, Libre Office, Open Office) which did not seem to offer optional install paths.
Is there some software that can do this?
I have a feeling that I could probably - (after backing up the registry) -
1)Move the application folder from C:\Program Files (x86)\XYZ to D:\VistaPrograms\XYZ.
2)Use Regedit to save all relevant Keys to .reg files.
(Or manually change them - "TOO RISKY" - they say)
3)Manually hexedit all relevant path statements to the new path in the .reg files.
4)Double click all the reg files to update the windows registry.
5)Search C:\ for any files containing text "C:\Program Files (x86)\XYZ" and (individually, I'm afraid) change this to D:\VistaPrograms\XYZ.
That might just work, but my problem is that the suggestion above seems more like a career choice than a quick fix, is there software that can do this? Surely given that the registry is the tricky bit, some of the myriad of programs that perniciously queue up to "repair your registry" could be modified for this task?
How do I move installed programs from C:\Program Files (x86) on an almost full C:\ partition to another partition such as D:\VistaPrograms, and maintain their full configuration, associations and functionality?
There is some software (Real Player, Libre Office, Open Office) which did not seem to offer optional install paths.
Is there some software that can do this?
I have a feeling that I could probably - (after backing up the registry) -
1)Move the application folder from C:\Program Files (x86)\XYZ to D:\VistaPrograms\XYZ.
2)Use Regedit to save all relevant Keys to .reg files.
(Or manually change them - "TOO RISKY" - they say)
3)Manually hexedit all relevant path statements to the new path in the .reg files.
4)Double click all the reg files to update the windows registry.
5)Search C:\ for any files containing text "C:\Program Files (x86)\XYZ" and (individually, I'm afraid) change this to D:\VistaPrograms\XYZ.
That might just work, but my problem is that the suggestion above seems more like a career choice than a quick fix, is there software that can do this? Surely given that the registry is the tricky bit, some of the myriad of programs that perniciously queue up to "repair your registry" could be modified for this task?