Change the default location for installing application in windows

Running short of disk space in your system partition (windows partition) and want to change the default location of  Installing Application in windows?? Read the below lines carefully.

XP, Vista, Win 7 uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, we can change the default installation drive or directory by editing Registry of the windows.

1.Run the Registry Editor (regedit)and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Find  the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files. Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and the windows will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.

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How to hide Drives for security & Privacy :

To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer.

• Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

• Now in the right pane

create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives (it is case sensitive).

• Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .
• Now restart your computer.

So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown.

To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created.Again restart your computer.You can now see all the drives again.

How to fix the .exe association settings using Registry editor

• Click Start, Run and type Command
• Type the following commands one by one:

cd\windows
regedit

• If Registry Editor opens successfully, then navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ exefile \ shell \ open \ command

• Double-click the (Default) value in the right pane
• Delete the current value data, and then type:

"%1" %*
(ie., quote-percent-one-quote-space-percent-asterisk.)

• Navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe

• In the right-pane, set (default) to exefile
• Exit the Registry Editor.

This will re-associate the .exe file types

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Folder Option Disable by virus

Enable your folder options in explorer.
1. Go to Start > RUN
2. Type regedit and press enter.
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > Explorer

4. On the right side of the screen, you can see some registry entry names, out of them, right-click on NoFolderOptions and click Modify option.
5.A new small screen pops up, on this screen, sen the value data field as 0 (zero).Press OK.
That’s it but it requires reboot. Trouble Fixed.

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