Then run Linux . . . ;)
Ty
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On 7/22/99, 8:39:38 PM, Andy Goth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
Re: [newbie] Oh, yeah:
> > > > mind. If only I could map "\Program Files" to be on a different
> > > > partition...
> > >
> > > Of course, such things are trivially easy in Linux... Wonder
why
> > > Microsoft chose such a half-assed method of drive management...
> >
> > Because they're Microsoft and want to make things as easy as possible
> > for the computer illiterate. Just another reason we use something
> > superior. We basically have total control over where stuff goes.
> > I personally don't put my programs in there.
> I prefer D:\prog (since the C: is a cramped compressed volume and
"prog"
> is much easier to type than "program files").
> Unfortunately, some programs insist. Office was really bad. I did
all
> I could to put it on the D:, but either most or all of it stuck in the
> C:.
> There probably should be some registry hack that allows the "Program
> Files" directory to be D:\prog or something similar. Does anyone know
> more? I want the OS partition for the OS and nothing more!
