How can I install Poser 11.3 to another drive outside of the Program folder in Windows 10? Once upon a time, you could install Poser outside of the Program folder. Now Poser installer insists on installing itself to the Program folder. How can I solve that problem?

Thanks in Advance.

Really????? I haven't installed ANY software, 2D or 3D in Program files since I got my last laptop, which was Win7 Pro. The only time I don't have a choice is with system type files, like Skype, Firefox, Norton Security, etc.

That said, I don't install my 2D and 3D software "on another drive", but have 2 main directories at the C: root. One is 2D Applications, and the other is 3D Applications, and have never had a problem installing to either of those directories.

Am I correct in assuming you had PP11.2 installed outside the Program Files directory, and only PP11.3 is giving you this issue? If so, did it give you a popup of some sort stating it found the PP11.2 installation? Usually when I've installed an update of software, it usually tells me it found it on my hard drive, and usually overwrites what's there.

Sorry I can't give you any advice, because I haven't had this sort of issue, and I hope I don't when I finally get to install the 11.3 update tomorrow.

I am still installing poser on an external drive, sounds like it may be a windows policy issue.

B, I have poser 11.2 installed to C Drive, in the program folder. I want to be able to install pose to my D drive because win won't allow you to save your favorites. I get around that by saving my characters or props or what have you to the library. It's alright but still...

That's a good suggestion for organizing apps. I will think about it. 2D and 3D programs folder. ?

ThunderStone posted at 12:08PM Fri, 03 April 2020 - #4385288

That's a good suggestion for organizing apps. I will think about it. 2D and 3D programs folder. ?

I had my old Win7 Pro laptop for 8 years, so I was so used to the setup, I didn't even think twice when I got this new Win10 Pro laptop back around Thanksgiving. It works well for me, as I prefer to have my Runtime within my Poser installation. I remember when I was still using DS regularly, my DS 4.0 Pro installation put all my Runtime items in the Users > missb > Documents folder, so installing to the 3D Applications directory allows me to keep all of that within the application's directory. I hate having to navigate to somewhere else on the hard drive that shouldn't be elsewhere.

IIRC, you are recommended to have Poser & core run-time on C: lest sundry legacy scripts, modules etc fail to 'play nice'. Same caution applies to other CAD programs: If core is not on C:, all bets are off...

I've a minimal 'runtime' on default C:, just core Poser. External library calls utilities and WIP stuff from my ½T archive on E:, calls I 'unload' when done. Archive is reasonably organised, each of the many, many sub-sets with its own mini-run-time...