Installation path/ storage

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Installation path/ storage

George

hi, I have minimal storage and I wondered if installation can be launched on a external storage ? I have changed all settings where to download and install programs however when CD\DVD launches it will go directly to main hard drive C.

thanks

KWong

George

When you install Office software it will create registry items within the Windows folders, which are on the main drive, usually the C drive. So, if you want to be able to run Office on external hard drive, it may fail due to the lack of essential registry contents.

All software registry items only store in system drive. The only way to transfer to external drive only can do after installation complete.

minimal storage? How big is your system drive without anything?

Video location can move to External drive, will save a lot of place.

KWong

George

IF you insist to install to external drive, the external drive must not move from your PC anymore. Otherwise, come up the drive letter may different when you attach the external drive again.

Select customize during the install and change the install directory to reflect your USB external drive letter and click next.

After installation complete, don't try to move your external drive to other PC, it won't work this way.

George

KWong Hi Guang , highly appreciate you help . This is a 32Gb Windows 10, where I am left with 1.1gb free space after I shrank what was possible and there are no photos/video/music. I have external sd card and happy to leave the program there.
"Select customise during the install and change the install directory to reflect your USB external drive letter and click next" --- It won't let me select customise as installation starts straight away. I have also tried via Regedit to change path to SD drive but installations goes still via C:\

KWong

George

Mr Guang is boss here. Not me.

What are you using, only 32gb harddrive?

All Kms activation method here only work in PC and Laptop. These are the only approve got from Microsoft. MAcBook, tablet or mobile, Microsoft haven't open for using KMS activation method.

To be able to mount the SD Card as a Permanent Storage it must be formatted to the same file system as your computer’s main storage file system. For Windows 10 case the main file system is NTFS., otherwise cannot choose to install Office 2019.