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<p>If you would like to change the default Windows 7 installation path here&#8217;s how to do it.</p>
<p>Default value is set in the registry and it is set to C:\Program Files if you&#8217;re using 32-bit Operating System.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are using 64-bit Operating System, two values will be set as you can see in the picture below.</p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-62" title="Default Installation Path" src="http://wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/default_install_path.png" alt="Default Installation Path Windows 7" width="515" height="258" border="0" /> <!--more--></p>
<p>To navigate to this key do the following:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #003366;">Hit Windows Logo | Type &#8216;Regedit&#8217; and hit enter</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Navigate to the following key:</p>
<p><strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion</strong></p>
<p>In the right pane select the desired value to be changed.</p>
<p>Now, navigate to the following key:</p>
<p><strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion</strong></p>
<p>In the right pane select the desired value to be changed.</p>
<p>Exit the registry editor.</p>
<p>This change requires copying contents in <span style="color: #003366;">C:\Program Files (x86) and C:\Program Files </span>to new locations. Make sure not to delete the currenty files and folders in C:\Program Files since you could have unwanted issues.</p>
<p>I wouldn&#8217;t recommend doing this change, but if you really have a good reason, do this immediately after you&#8217;ve made a clean Windows installation.</p>