How do you change the location an application opens from on Windows Vista?

Problem: I have Team Fortress 2, and I'd like to play it. Unfortunately, my C: Drive is running low on memory, while my D: Drive is completely empty. I've tried putting all of the necessary files in the D: Drive, yet Steam still says it's uninstalled and proceeds to download it. I've tried changing the shortcut location, but it still won't work (Unless I did something wrong, of course).



So what I'm wondering is, is there any way to make it to where Steam takes the file out of the D: Drive instead of the C: Drive? Or visa-versa?How do you change the location an application opens from on Windows Vista?
Both the people that responded before me have the right idea.



The simplest way for you to fix your issue is to uninstall steam and then reinstall it into your D drive.



However, if you downloaded new Maps from Team Fortress 2 (I know in Counter Strike Source, you can download new maps), you're going to want to keep all of that data so you don't have to re-download stuff.



So, follow these steps: I'm assuming you've already copied some of those folders to the D drive (you can't do that with programs, because then they won't work)



1.) Find your Steam folder. If you copied it over to D:/ then it's there. If it's still in C:/Program Files, then look there.



So open up the Steam Folder.



2.) In the Steam folder is a folder called ';steamapps';. Copy (not move) it somewhere safe as a backup. Perhaps to a USB drive or some other directory on your D: drive. (After you re-install steam on your computer, you will be copying that steamapps directory again so that it will retain your saved files/maps etc.)



3.) Move (not copy) the ';Steam'; folder back where it originally was in the C drive. (Probably C:/Program Files if you went along with the default option)



4.) On your keyboard, press the Windows Key and 'R' at the same time. (The windows key is located towards the bottom left of your keyboard, towards the left of the spacebar)



5.) In the window that pops up, type: appwiz.cpl



6.) Press enter.



7.) The next window that pops up will eventually show you a list of programs installed on your computer. Find Steam.



8.) Right click Steam and select ';Change/Uninstall.';



9.) The uninstallation screen will appear, and follow the steps to uninstall everything.



10.) When it's done, make sure that there is no Steam folder in your C drive or D drive. (if there are any leftovers, delete them manually).



11.) Now, re-install steam. You might as well get the latest version by going here: http://store.steampowered.com/about/



***This time, when Steam asks you which directory to save it in, Make sure you put it in the D:/ Drive.***



12.) Once steam is done installing, open up the Steam directory that is now in your D drive. Remember the 'steamapps' folder you had copied as a backup? Copy all of the files and folders that were in the backed up 'steamapps' folder into the new steamapps folder that is under D:/Steam/steamapps



***If Windows asks if you want to over-write any existing files, click ';Yes'; or ';Yes to All.';*****



When it's done, you're all set. You can delete that backup copy of the steamapps folder (not the D:/Steam/steamapps folder, but the one you had copied earlier).



When you launch steam, it will have to re-download and install TFT2, but once it does, you will be good to go as if nothing had happened! The only difference is that now you won't have to worry about your C drive memory being low.





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- I suggest you spend the time to do a ';Disk Cleanup'; on your computer, as well as a Disk Defragment. They will cleanup your computer and make it a little faster.



To do these, click Start-%26gt;Programs-%26gt;Accessories-%26gt;System Tools. ';Disk Cleanup'; and ';Disk Defragment'; will be two options.



Good luck!How do you change the location an application opens from on Windows Vista?
Your issue is in regards to Steam itself.



When you install steam you select a drive to save it to. You've picked C: by default. In order to move TF2 you need to move steam itself which requires a complete reinstallation.



I would suggest looking for other applications to uninstall or move across to your D: drive to save space. Run a disk cleanup to clear out temp files you don't need.
You didn't change the registry entries for the program (they still point to the C drive). Try Change of Address. http://www.webdingers.com/coa2.zip