IE updates and changing Program Files issue

Does anyone know to get around this? Windows Update freaks and doesn't
work if you change your Program Files to anything but the default
C:\Program Files. Horrible programming if you ask me. I've tried
changing it back but WHAT a hassle because Windows XP Pro freaks out
when I reboot because it tries to load stuff from C:\Program Files when
all my apps are in another directory. Whats the best way around this?

Thanks in advance.

Patient (demonstrating): Doctor, it hurts when I do this!

Doctor: Don't do that.
--
~PA Bear

wrote:
> Does anyone know to get around this? Windows Update freaks and doesn't
> work if you change your Program Files to anything but the default
> C:\Program Files. Horrible programming if you ask me. I've tried
> changing it back but WHAT a hassle because Windows XP Pro freaks out
> when I reboot because it tries to load stuff from C:\Program Files when
> all my apps are in another directory. Whats the best way around this?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Well that doesn't make sense. Why would I want to stick with C:\Program
Files?? #1, spaces in paths cause problems in some cases. They
shouldn't, but they do. #2, I HATE putting all my files on the same
partition.

PA Bear wrote:
> Patient (demonstrating): Doctor, it hurts when I do this!
>
> Doctor: Don't do that.
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> wrote:
> > Does anyone know to get around this? Windows Update freaks and doesn't
> > work if you change your Program Files to anything but the default
> > C:\Program Files. Horrible programming if you ask me. I've tried
> > changing it back but WHAT a hassle because Windows XP Pro freaks out
> > when I reboot because it tries to load stuff from C:\Program Files when
> > all my apps are in another directory. Whats the best way around this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.