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Redirecting Download in Windows XP Home???
4M3THYST
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Okay, so here's my dilema:
I have very little memory/storage on my laptop. I couldv'e already bought some components to help this, but I'm really trying to save up for the MAJOR upgrades I truly want. I don't want to settle. So, in the mean time I've been running and storing things off an external hard drive that I have. It's been helping alot.
My only issue is: on SOME things that I download and install, it will ask me which directory I want to put it in... and for those I choose my external hard drive... But what about when it doesn't give you the option of telling it where to go? Is there a way to change some default setting somewhere that will make things like this automatically download and install to the hard drive I want it to, even if it doesn't prompt me for my preferance?
PLEASE HELP!
I have very little memory/storage on my laptop. I couldv'e already bought some components to help this, but I'm really trying to save up for the MAJOR upgrades I truly want. I don't want to settle. So, in the mean time I've been running and storing things off an external hard drive that I have. It's been helping alot.
My only issue is: on SOME things that I download and install, it will ask me which directory I want to put it in... and for those I choose my external hard drive... But what about when it doesn't give you the option of telling it where to go? Is there a way to change some default setting somewhere that will make things like this automatically download and install to the hard drive I want it to, even if it doesn't prompt me for my preferance?
PLEASE HELP!
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Most programs have the option to tell them where to install, but not all installers make it obvious. Sometimes you have to hit "change..." somewhere along the line or do a custom install to even get the option. A few things (like ActiveX controls) probably are going to install on your C drive. What sorts of programs are we talking about here?
One was a torrent downloader, and the other was MSN messenger. With the messenger one I have downloaded, deleted, and downloaded again looking for something like that along the way, but it gives no option for selecting where to put it. So I deleted it again. :P
For torrents, I use µTorrent. Just download the standalone version. It's just one file. Place it and run it from wherever you what.
I don't believe it - I'm on my THIRD PS3, and my FIRST XBOX360. What the heck?