Hard Drive Partitions

[Guest]

I have partitioned my hard drive and loaded Windows XP in one partition. How
do I set the default to load any programs into the second partition. My
intent is to only have the operating system in the first partition.

 

[D.Currie]

I have partitioned my hard drive and loaded Windows XP in one partition.
How
do I set the default to load any programs into the second partition. My
intent is to only have the operating system in the first partition.

Problem is that the default is chosen by the individual programs, not by the
operating system.

 

[Ken Blake]

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Problem is that the default is chosen by the individual
programs, not
by the operating system.

Brawn should also consider the following: Some people want their
installed programs in a partition other than the one the
operating system is in because they think that they can reinstall
the operating system but leave their programs installed. Except
for a very occasional tiny program, this is *not* true; all
programs but the trivial have reference to where they are located
in the registry and all over the \windows folder. If Windows is
reinstalled, the programs will have to be reinstalled too.

So there is little if any reason to install programs in a
partition other than the one Windows is in.

 

[D.Currie]

In


Brawn should also consider the following: Some people want their installed
programs in a partition other than the one the operating system is in
because they think that they can reinstall the operating system but leave
their programs installed. Except for a very occasional tiny program, this
is *not* true; all programs but the trivial have reference to where they
are located in the registry and all over the \windows folder. If Windows
is reinstalled, the programs will have to be reinstalled too.

So there is little if any reason to install programs in a partition other
than the one Windows is in.

Good point.