Windows woes

[Sean Kelly]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:
> 
> I think trying to rename those directories after an installation is too 
> tricky. It's asking for trouble.
> The best and safe way is to change them as a Windows installation 
> option. I did this manually through the unattended install options for 
> my XP installation, 2 years ago, making C:\Program Files -> C:\Programs, 
> and C:\Documents and Settings -> C:\Home .

Very cool.  I didn't know this was an option in the unattended install.

> I planning a new XP installation when I do a PC upgrade, somewhere in 
> the summer, and for that I'm planning to use http://www.nliteos.com/ 
> (Kyle mentioned it too). It's *very* convenient, as it can create an 
> installation CD setup with those unattended options, with service pack 
> and hotfixes streamlined, with various windows options pre-configured 
> (like options for file explorer, IE, search, theme, etc.), and some 
> other features too.

This would reduce reinstall time a great deal.  Thanks for the tip.


Sean