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How to change Visual Studio 2012 install directory?

Asked 2012-04-09T04:46:33.297
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I've uninstalled VS11 using the the windows installer, and deleted just about every registry key I could find relating to it, but it still pops up with this when I try to reinstall it:

And I can't click the "..." or edit the path. Right-clicking does nothing either.

What do I have to destroy to change the install directory?


Still happening in official release:

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The only solution I've found is on Windows 7 to create a hard Junction link to the directory your wanting Visual Studio installed to.

For Example, My SSD drive is not my boot drive and has a drive letter of B:.

I run the following command line

mklink /J "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0" "B:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0"

To the installer and Windows it thinks it installed it to the Program Files x86 directory on C: drive when it really installed it to the Program Files x86 folder on B: drive.

Here's a link to page about creating Junction links in Windows Vista and 7. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-symlinks-in-windows-vista/

answered 2012-05-04T19:54:51.130

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