Thank you, Ken. Yes, I know that I will probably have to uninstall and then
reinstall everything (I have been there many times before - since Windows 3.0
was it? I have upgraded my Windows OS at least four times as each new
version appears - and was using MS DOS before that.) My question was
stimulated more by the Program Data folder that is unique to Vista? I do not
remember that before although it may have had another name.
The problem is that I use Acronis True Image to back up every night but the
image is getting too big. I need to separate out the program files, which I
do not need to back up, from the boot information and the data files (the
latter are on another drive). The 'obvious' thing to do is to split my 300GB
SATA c: drive into two partitions.
Thank you again for your comments.
"Ken Blake" wrote:
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> Barrie wrote:
> Quote:
> > I am going to repartition my C: drive and want to move my program
> > files to a new location. I know all about the path-related headache
> > that this will cause but want to know what problems may arise with
> > Vista Home Premium.
>
>
> It's got nothing to do with Vista Home Premium. It's the same with every
> version of Windows since Windows 95. The problems that *will* (not may)
> arise is that the programs will no longer run (except perhaps for a very
> occasional small self-contained program).
>
> There is software that purports to address this issue and fix the problems
> (such as COA2.exe), but my experience with these has been that they miss
> many things that need fixing.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
> I notice that it will not let me move the Quote:
> > Program Files and Program Data folders to a new partition. Can
> > someone please give me advice/information on this?
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