Discussion:
Change c:\windows\installer path
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Amelia
2007-04-16 05:22:03 UTC
Permalink
Hello,

Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer

I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry Search..

Any smarties who knwo this one?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Pegasus (MVP)
2007-04-16 07:02:24 UTC
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Post by Amelia
Hello,
Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer
I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry Search..
Any smarties who knwo this one?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.
Amelia
2007-04-16 23:34:03 UTC
Permalink
Thanks for the reply Pegasus...

The aim is to repoint it to SAN disk, then we can manage it there long term
as expandable.
C: is kept small for images to be taken and SAN disk for datas logs etc...
and cannot be change already unless full Prod environment is rebuilt.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Hello,
Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer
I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry
Search..
Post by Amelia
Any smarties who knwo this one?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.
Amelia
2007-04-16 23:36:00 UTC
Permalink
Thanks for the reply PEgasus.

We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions.

Any process on doing this?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Hello,
Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer
I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry
Search..
Post by Amelia
Any smarties who knwo this one?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.
Pegasus (MVP)
2007-04-17 01:32:39 UTC
Permalink
There are a few hundred references to C:\Windows\Installer in
the registry. You could change each and every one of them to
a different location and see what happens. If you do then you
must first backup your registry with a tool such as regback.exe.

I would consider this course of action only under extreme
duress and even then I would first test things on a test machine.
Post by Amelia
Thanks for the reply PEgasus.
We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions.
Any process on doing this?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Hello,
Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer
I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry
Search..
Post by Amelia
Any smarties who knwo this one?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.
Amelia
2007-04-22 23:58:00 UTC
Permalink
So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Post by Pegasus (MVP)
There are a few hundred references to C:\Windows\Installer in
the registry. You could change each and every one of them to
a different location and see what happens. If you do then you
must first backup your registry with a tool such as regback.exe.
I would consider this course of action only under extreme
duress and even then I would first test things on a test machine.
Post by Amelia
Thanks for the reply PEgasus.
We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions.
Any process on doing this?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Hello,
Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files
in
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
c:\Windows\installer
I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but
preference
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put
but
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
Post by Amelia
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry
Search..
Post by Amelia
Any smarties who knwo this one?
Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia
Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.
unknown
2009-11-12 12:33:09 UTC
Permalink
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo




Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
22-huhti-07

So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks

--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 1:22
Ameli wrote:

Change c:\windows\installer path
Hello,

Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer

I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry Search..

Any smarties who knwo this one?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 3:02
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B69A4C1F-1FFD-46BB-AFD2-***@microsoft.com...
Search..

Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 19:34
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply Pegasus...
Thanks for the reply Pegasus...

The aim is to repoint it to SAN disk, then we can manage it there long term
as expandable.
C: is kept small for images to be taken and SAN disk for datas logs etc...
and cannot be change already unless full Prod environment is rebuilt.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 19:36
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply PEgasus.We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
Thanks for the reply PEgasus.

We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions.

Any process on doing this?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 21:32
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
There are a few hundred references to C:\Windows\Installer in
the registry. You could change each and every one of them to
a different location and see what happens. If you do then you
must first backup your registry with a tool such as regback.exe.

I would consider this course of action only under extreme
duress and even then I would first test things on a test machine.


"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:773EDEAF-A81C-4B90-B6B7-***@microsoft.com...
in
preference
but

On 22. huhtikuuta 2007 19:58
Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks

--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

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unknown
2009-11-12 12:35:15 UTC
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I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo




Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
22-huhti-07

So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks

--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 1:22
Ameli wrote:

Change c:\windows\installer path
Hello,

Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer

I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry Search..

Any smarties who knwo this one?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 3:02
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B69A4C1F-1FFD-46BB-AFD2-***@microsoft.com...
Search..

Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 19:34
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply Pegasus...
Thanks for the reply Pegasus...

The aim is to repoint it to SAN disk, then we can manage it there long term
as expandable.
C: is kept small for images to be taken and SAN disk for datas logs etc...
and cannot be change already unless full Prod environment is rebuilt.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 19:36
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply PEgasus.We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
Thanks for the reply PEgasus.

We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions.

Any process on doing this?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 21:32
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
There are a few hundred references to C:\Windows\Installer in
the registry. You could change each and every one of them to
a different location and see what happens. If you do then you
must first backup your registry with a tool such as regback.exe.

I would consider this course of action only under extreme
duress and even then I would first test things on a test machine.


"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:773EDEAF-A81C-4B90-B6B7-***@microsoft.com...
in
preference
but

On 22. huhtikuuta 2007 19:58
Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks

--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 12. marraskuuta 2009 7:33
slws wrote:

Windows installer path, how to change %windir%\Installer to something else?
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo

On 12. marraskuuta 2009 7:34
slws wrote:

how to change windows installer path? from %windir%\Installer -> something else
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo

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unknown
2010-03-27 20:17:07 UTC
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I did find a post recently which I have used to cause future installs to hit drive D: under Win XP and Win 2K3. But it seems to be reliant on the coding practices of the programmer. They might not pick up the registry location, for example Kaspersky 2010 does not.

Here is a link:
http://www.tech-recipies.com/rx/242/xp-change-default-installation-directory/

Regards,

Rich



slws wrote:

so..
12-Nov-09

I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, April 16, 2007 1:22 AM
Ameli wrote:

Change c:\windows\installer path
Hello

Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installe

I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry Search.

Any smarties who knwo this one

Thanks

--
Kind Regard
Amelia

On Monday, April 16, 2007 3:02 AM
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messag news:B69A4C1F-1FFD-46BB-AFD2-***@microsoft.com..
Search.

Maybe someone knows how to change this location but eve
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bulle
now while you can and increase the size of your syste
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning you
disk or by rebuilding your server.

On Monday, April 16, 2007 7:34 PM
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply Pegasus...
Thanks for the reply Pegasus..

The aim is to repoint it to SAN disk, then we can manage it there long term
as expandable
C: is kept small for images to be taken and SAN disk for datas logs etc...
and cannot be change already unless full Prod environment is rebuilt

Any other ideas

Thank
--
Kind Regard
Ameli

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2007 7:36 PM
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply PEgasus.We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
Thanks for the reply PEgasus

We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions

Any process on doing this

Thank
--
Kind Regard
Ameli

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2007 9:32 PM
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
There are a few hundred references to C:\Windows\Installer i
the registry. You could change each and every one of them t
a different location and see what happens. If you do then yo
must first backup your registry with a tool such as regback.exe

I would consider this course of action only under extrem
duress and even then I would first test things on a test machine

"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messag news:773EDEAF-A81C-4B90-B6B7-***@microsoft.com..
i
preferenc
but

On Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:58 PM
Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
So no other ideas anyone??

Has noone else hit this issue at all?

Thank

-
Kind Regard
Ameli

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:33 AM
slws wrote:

Windows installer path, how to change %windir%\Installer to something else?
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo

On Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:34 AM
slws wrote:

how to change windows installer path? from %windir%\Installer -> something else
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo

On Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:35 AM
slws wrote:

so..
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo


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unknown
2009-11-12 12:34:50 UTC
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I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo




Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
22-huhti-07

So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks

--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 1:22
Ameli wrote:

Change c:\windows\installer path
Hello,

Our Server c: drives are filling up with *.msp Patch installer files in
c:\Windows\installer

I can move these files (unless I need to rollback a patch) but preference
would be to change to location of where *.msi and *.msp files are put but
can't find much info on this and too generic an entry for Registry Search..

Any smarties who knwo this one?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 3:02
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B69A4C1F-1FFD-46BB-AFD2-***@microsoft.com...
Search..

Maybe someone knows how to change this location but even
then your relief will be short-lived. You should bite the bullet
now while you can and increase the size of your system
partition to a more appropriate level, either by cloning your
disk or by rebuilding your server.

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 19:34
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply Pegasus...
Thanks for the reply Pegasus...

The aim is to repoint it to SAN disk, then we can manage it there long term
as expandable.
C: is kept small for images to be taken and SAN disk for datas logs etc...
and cannot be change already unless full Prod environment is rebuilt.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 19:36
Ameli wrote:

Thanks for the reply PEgasus.We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
Thanks for the reply PEgasus.

We want to repoint it to SAN Disk so expandable.
C: is kept small and fixed for images etc and can currently not be changed
without rebuild hence... my questions.

Any process on doing this?

Thanks
--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 16. huhtikuuta 2007 21:32
Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:

Re: Change c:\windows\installer path
There are a few hundred references to C:\Windows\Installer in
the registry. You could change each and every one of them to
a different location and see what happens. If you do then you
must first backup your registry with a tool such as regback.exe.

I would consider this course of action only under extreme
duress and even then I would first test things on a test machine.


"Amelia" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:773EDEAF-A81C-4B90-B6B7-***@microsoft.com...
in
preference
but

On 22. huhtikuuta 2007 19:58
Ameli wrote:

So no other ideas anyone???Has noone else hit this issue at all??
So no other ideas anyone???

Has noone else hit this issue at all??

Thanks

--
Kind Regards
Amelia


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

On 12. marraskuuta 2009 7:33
slws wrote:

Windows installer path, how to change %windir%\Installer to something else?
I have the same problem, but did not find any other way than doing a severe regedit. I've moved to an another driverletter the stuff.

Did you find any new idea, Ameli ?
I would be very interested to know.

Seppo

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