Installing programs on an external hard drive

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annerb Participant Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2	Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/07/2008 4:51 PM
	How can I install an application on an external hard drive when the program doesn't give me the option to choose the installation location. It automatically installs on the c drive.
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Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 4395 Good Answers: 230	#1 Re: Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/07/2008 5:01 PM
	Hello annerb Do you have Admin rights on that Computer? Are you using MS Windows (advise whether XP, Vista and actual type: Home, Pro, etc)? Are you using Mac. computer, or Linux etc - Advise version)? What Program are you attempting to instal? Once we know that, you may be helped in more useful manner. So........ __________________ "The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
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annerb Participant Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/07/2008 10:21 PM
	I do have admin rights. I am running Vista, attempting to install Google talk on my hard drive so I can use it on multiple computers.
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Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 4395 Good Answers: 230	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/07/2008 10:49 PM
	Hello again annerb, The use of Vista in all the various sub-species of Vista, brings its own troubles, particularly in calling the MS "Mother Ship" sometimes hundreds of times each day, passing information about the user's PC and further details back to MS and their "Associates" whoever they may be, because you are never told......also preventing certain software from being installed, if it conflicts with MS and their Associates' Interests. I do suppose that you do realize Google Talk is not particularly secure for communications, there are far better Utilities to use. Mr, Google's product: Google Talk, is designed to install itself to the main Hard Drive = C: because if it is installed elsewhere, it may not be able to data-collect as often or as much as it would like. It has been Google's policy from inception: Data shall never be deleted, but retained in perpetuity. Kind Regards.... __________________ "The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
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Anonymous Poster	#4 Re: Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/08/2008 2:42 PM
	What you try to do won't work anyway. A program for Windows will install more stuff then what you can see in the Program File Folder. It'll install some library files inside Windows folder. Also install some registry entries. You'll have to install the program on each computer. You'll have to find a way to share the data if that's what you want to do. Pineapple
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jmart23 Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 501 Good Answers: 8	#5 Re: Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/08/2008 9:47 PM
	You can try Mojopac www.technospot.net/blogs/carry-your-laptop-in-usb-drive-with-mojopac/ This will allow you to load your needed programs on either a flash drive or an external hard drive. It will not leave any residue on the host computer either.
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Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 4395 Good Answers: 230	#6 In reply to #5 Re: Installing programs on an external hard drive 01/08/2008 10:06 PM
	Thank you jmart23 I'll have a look at that Utility Program, and try it out. Kind Regards.... __________________ "The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
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