Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version
Name: ProgramFilesDir
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value: C:\Program Files default
Please note that some programs ignore this registry setting.
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- Published on Apr 20, 2004.
- Last Modified on Apr 20, 2004.
- Last Modified by Wayne Maples.
- Rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 103 votes.
NT/W2K/XP's default directory for installing applications is the \Program Files folder (at least for English language version
of NT/Windows 2000/XP). To change the default application installation folder:
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