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Program Files
The Program Files and Common Files folders (shared by all users) are
both defined in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
For Program Files, you??™ll need to change both the ProgramFilesDir
and ProgramFilesPath values; for Common Files, just change the
CommonFilesDir value.
When relocating system folders, keep in mind that there can
be hundreds of references to them throughout the Registry,
especially Program Files and Common Files. You??™ll probably
need to use a program like Registry Search and Replace (available
at http://www.annoyances.org) to easily get them all.
Share Files and Printers
There are so many things you can do with even a basic network; just a few
of them are described in Chapter 7. But one of the best uses for the connection
between the PCs in your office or home is to exchange data.
In Windows Vista, this is a two-step process. First, you share a folder on one
PC, and then someone on another PC reads or even modifies the files in that
shared folder. Windows uses the user account system discussed throughout
this chapter to protect your shared data from prying eyes, and the permission
system to give you the power to determine exactly what others can and
can??™t do with your shared files.
Civilized, isn??™t it?
Sharing folders is for more than just sending stuff from one PC to another,
too. Multiple users can collaborate on a project by working on the same
files, and avoid having several versions of each document floating around.
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