Changing default install path in Windows 7

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Published on 2012-03-03T20:29:56Z Indexed on 2013/10/20 10:00 UTC
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I'm trying to change the default install path in Windows 7 Pro x64. I'm in the Registry Editor and in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion key. I know I need to change ProgramFilesDir and ProgramFilesDir (x86).

What I'm not sure about is the CommonFilesDir, CommonFilesDir (x86) and the ProgramW6432Dir. Do I need to or should I change these values to reflect the new program files directory I'm using?

I tried Googling ProgramW6432Dir and didn't get much help.

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