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Thread: How to move Program Files to new partition?
Started 1 month ago by OldGrantonian
I have Vista Home Premium 32-bit. I recently installed a dual-boot Ubuntu partition. I'm impressed with the way that Ubuntu keeps all user data files and program files on a separate partition. This makes it easier to restore the system partition in case of corruption. (Although it seems to me that Ubuntu is self-repairing, so it never actually becomes corrupted. ) My Vista personal ...
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Flavius replied 1 month ago
Well.I have moved both whole "Program Files" and "Program Files (x64)" (because I have x64 system) and I even moved "Users" and "Program Data" folders proves: I did both on Vista and Windows 7. Back to only "Program Files" folders -the best way use Vista DVD or any LiveCD,you need also better registry editor which serves massive keys changing.You have to correct all paths not...
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Flavius replied 1 month ago
Well.I have moved both whole "Program Files" and "Program Files (x64)" (because I have x64 system) and I even moved "Users" and "Program Data" folders proves: I did both on Vista and Windows 7. Back to only "Program Files" folders -the best way use Vista DVD or any LiveCD,you need also better registry editor which serves massive keys changing.You have to correct all paths not...
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Well.I have moved both whole &quot;Program Files&quot; and &quot;Program Files (x64)&quot; (because I have x64 system) and I even moved &quot;Users&quot; and &quot;Program Data&quot; folders proves: I did both on Vista and Windows 7. Back to only &quot;Program Files&quot; folders -the best way use Vista DVD or any LiveCD,you need also better registry editor which serves massive keys changing.You have to...
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I have Vista Home Premium 32-bit. I recently installed a dual-boot Ubuntu partition. I'm impressed with the way that Ubuntu keeps all user data files and program files on a separate partition. This makes it easier to restore the system partition in case of corruption. (Although it seems to me that Ubuntu is self-repairing, so it never actually becomes corrupted. ) My Vista personal folders are all on D. I searched through Brink's...

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