Run a copy job and copy your Program Files directory to the new location. Then, change the registry key for it in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. The key is named "ProgramFilesDir".

Let’s now see these in detail. Once the destination folder has been created, you need to modify the current directory to the source folder containing the subfolders. Run this command to do so. Make ...

Installing new software not only creates a folder containing the program, but also records the software location and information in the registry. Therefore, if you want to change the folder location ...

Windows Vista "virtualises" the Program Files folder to work around those bloody irritating permissions issues caused by crappy programs. Also, most programs default to this location. However, my C ...