Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:33:50 -0500 From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: renaming "Program Files" folder [LIB]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Fubar Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 10:05 AM Subject: RE: renaming "Program Files" folder [LIB] > Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 14:57:27 +0000 > From: "Fubar Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: renaming "Program Files" folder [LIB] > > >A lot of system files are under Program Files folder. > >It's not a good idea to rename it after installation. > >You will lose a lot of functionalities. > > I don't understand this - what functionality would be lost, and why? A lot of shared system components are located in this folder. These components are usually registered in the registry. Unless you have tools to fix all those registry locations that point to this folder, you will have problems sooner or late. Components like OE, IE, ODBC drivers and OLEDB drivers used by various applications are located here. Usually you won't notice any problem immediately. But eventually you'll. This is the primary reason why Microsoft insists you to install dual boot Windows OS in two different partitions because otherwise components for different OSs will override each other in Program Files folder. I learnt it hard way. Foxbat ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
