Installation Question

Post » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:22 pm

Is there anyway of installing FallOutNV onto a drive other than my C:? Unlike any other game I remember installing, it doesn't seem to offer a choice?

Thanks all
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Destinyscharm
 
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Post » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:48 am

It gets installed wherever Steam is installed.

It's recommended to install Steam somewhere other than your Program Files folder.

Other than that, you have to use a feature called "symbolic links" in Windows Vista or Windows 7 to move it elsewhere. That feature is probably available for XP as well through other software.

Symbolic links seem to have problems sometimes. I'd recommend just installing Steam where you normally install your games.
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Post » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:02 pm

It gets installed wherever Steam is installed.

It's recommended to install Steam somewhere other than your Program Files folder.

Other than that, you have to use a feature called "symbolic links" in Windows Vista or Windows 7 to move it elsewhere. That feature is probably available for XP as well through other software.

Symbolic links seem to have problems sometimes. I'd recommend just installing Steam where you normally install your games.


Thanks Showler

I've reinstalled Steam onto my games' drive and its done the trick!


Thanks!
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Post » Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:04 pm

you have to use a feature called "symbolic links" in Windows Vista or Windows 7 to move it elsewhere. That feature is probably available for XP as well through other software.

Symbolic links seem to have problems sometimes.



... on a side, completely unrelated general comment, I find it amusing how Microsoft peddles all these "new features" which have been around in the Unix world for decades, if not from the beginning, and still MS can't implement them right :) Boo registry! Hurrah inode table!! :)
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