Been using Win98 SE for years, just about to install XP Pro on my new PC.
What I want to do is have 3 HDD's, one with the OS, one for applications, and one for data. By default an application usually installs to the 'Program Files' directory on the system drive, and the default save path for data is offten 'My Documents' on the system drive.
My question is, is it posiblle to change these default paths so that if the OS is on C:, data will be saved to 'D:\My Documents', and applications will install to 'E:\Program Files', without having to change the drive letter manually each time an application is installed or a document saved?
Also can anyone think of a downside to what I am planning?
What I want to do is have 3 HDD's, one with the OS, one for applications, and one for data. By default an application usually installs to the 'Program Files' directory on the system drive, and the default save path for data is offten 'My Documents' on the system drive.
My question is, is it posiblle to change these default paths so that if the OS is on C:, data will be saved to 'D:\My Documents', and applications will install to 'E:\Program Files', without having to change the drive letter manually each time an application is installed or a document saved?
Also can anyone think of a downside to what I am planning?