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What Dirs Names u Suggest


aviv00

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Hello

what dirs name that differ then the default u choose in ur nlited xp or Suggest to set

my suggestion is:

Windows > WIN

Documents and Setting > User [ was Users but i wanna install vista at same partition didn't test it yet tho]

Program Files > Pro

Thx in advanced

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I myself use "users" "program files" and "windows", but I like the shorter names. The idea is if you replace them with shorter names, it reduces the size of registry/ini files (saving of few bytes multiplied many times). It's not about saving storage space (that's insignificant).

However, I haven't gotten around lately to make new installation. I wouldn't change 'windows' not because programs 'expect' it but because the difference is too small.

Just my opinion.

GL

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IMO Microsoft was on the right track with dropping 'documents and settings' down to 'users' and getting rid of the 300 'my ' prefixes but should have kept going and changed 'program files' to 'programs'

I also wish they would have added a Root:\Games as a base dir for games (they could have even cluttered it up with game explorer crap) as long as i could go to 1 folder and see what crap im not using is taking up the most space -oh wait i *CAN* do that c:\windows\winsxs :whistle:

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I use:

windowz

programz

profilez (users / documents and settings)

commonfilez (i just don't like spaces in directory names...)

edit: have been using these before vista came about... otherwise I would probably have went with user(s) instead of profilez... but I'm used to it now so I'm not going to change...

p.s. I hate those stupid hardcoded utilities that won't use the %programfiles% variable or at least let you choose a custom installation dir, and refuse to even use installers/programs that behave this way...

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Gr8. With my next installation I will take it to the end - P, W and U. :)

I already use T as Temp - that's leftover from my Amiga days.

And of course, my user name is always one letter long. :)

GL

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Appz, Profiles, WINDOWS here :rolleyes: Like it cause it always works with BAT and CMD files (some of them have some problems with pathes like "Program Files" or I just can't make it right :blushing:

Found one Chinese IM program QQ Messanger that re-creates "Program Files" directory (installs some part of itself there), other programs work without problem.

And there is something like "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Stat\F89E7781.stt" (didn't found what creats it :realmad:

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