Some websites advise to install win2k on its own partition and to install applications on a different partition and data files on another partition. Is this practical, don't almost all applications require that they be installed on the C or System drive (ie. C\Program Files\.....), especially downloaded applications?
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Will applications install on partitions other than C?
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No not really. You can install applications even on external drives if you want to. But there is a small caveat mind you.
Applications don't usually install themselves to a folder and be done with it. They usually add support files like dll's to other folders (Windows, System etc..) and make changes to the registry.
However the place of residence of the actual Program files, (executables, and other files) can be located anywhere you wish.
Most applications come with installers you can point to different locations where they can install.
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Applications don't usually install themselves to a folder and be done with it. They usually add support files like dll's to other folders (Windows, System etc..) and make changes to the registry.
However the place of residence of the actual Program files, (executables, and other files) can be located anywhere you wish.
Most applications come with installers you can point to different locations where they can install.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
Forgot to mention, all installers will automatically place the support files wherever they are required to go. And make the registry settings that need to be made on the system drive.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
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Nope, Windows puts it there by default, but you can just as easily create another one somewhere else, and point your application installers to it.
However there are certain things Windows expects to be in the normal Program Files such as the Common Files Folders. and folders for other Microsoft applications such as Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.
But anything you install can be installed somewhere else.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
However there are certain things Windows expects to be in the normal Program Files such as the Common Files Folders. and folders for other Microsoft applications such as Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.
But anything you install can be installed somewhere else.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
When you install windows, you can install it on any drive. If you installed it on F drive, everything would try to install on F drive. Some will allow you to change, some won't. Depends on how experienced the person who wrote the installation script is.
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Windows uses the parameter [Progam Files] as the location for applications. By default this is "C:\Program Files".
When installing windows for the very first time it is possible change the location of [Program Files] to say "X:\My Applications". If you try to change the value afterwards, there will be confusion as existing Registry and other references will refer to old folder location, and any subsequent installation/update will default to the new folder tree. Not recommended at all.
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