The registry keys for the pulldown list of installpaths are
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\InstallLocationsMRU
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationsMRU

you can change or add one string to point to your new target.

I am not sure where the default value for this pulldown list comes
from, but I found this key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

with the string "SourcePath" set to my install path default.  That
may be it.
Backup your registry before editing it.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 7:14 AM

How can I change the default install path for Windows 95 or 98?
There are two different machines that point to a no longer valid
drive/path. One was initially a network install, and the other had drives
shuffled when adding new drives/partitions.
When updating or installing hardware especially, the old default directory
pops up so often it is really annoying and a pain to change.
Doug Simmons

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