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I have a few applications that absolutely refuse to install into anything but C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files(x86). Changing the registry keys for default install folders doesn't seem to provide any satisfaction and so now I'm wondering about throwing a NTFS junction in there to force these pesky applications to cooperate.
There are files currently in use within Windows so it's quite likely I am not going to be able to do this within the active OS. Is there some bootable Windows 7 system tools that would allow me to make this happen? Seems I will need the ability to copy files (with permissions!) from one drive to another, as well as make the junction for Windows.
One problem that may be encountered is that some installers still use 8.3 file names in their registry references, and copying from
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will not necessarily preserve these. Thexxcopy
utility will preserve them and, although the company has ceased trading, the freeware version is still available on the download link. There may be current software that preserves 8.3 names, but I have been happy withxxcopy
over the years, so I have never seen the need to look for an alternative.