Cleaning up \windows

[raidzero]

I want to get my windows directory as slim as possible, I have been successful in moving some applications but some others like coreplayer, quickgps, adobe pdf, do not go so quietly. I am getting a few "failed to parse value name" errors. I have changed the paths in the registry.. AFAIK.

here is an example of the reg for adobe (the files are located in \program files\adobe pdf):

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf]
@="AdobeReaderLE.25"
"Content Type"="application/pdf"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeReaderLE.25]
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeReaderLE.25\DefaultIcon]
@="AdobeReaderLE.exe,-154"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AdobeReaderLE.25\shell\open\command]
@="\\Program Files\\Adobe PDF\\AdobeReaderLE.exe "%1""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/pdf]
"Extension"=".pdf"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\AdobeReaderLE.25]
"EnableReflow"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\MASD]
"AdobePDF"="2_5_1_0_360303_00"

what am I doing wrong? I know there must be a way to install your apps somewhere besides the windows directory.

I have made many cabs that install to their own directory and they work fine: live search, myphone, RSS hub, htc calculator)

[raidzero]

btw these errors do not seem to affect the program's functionality (guess the registry values are not necessarily essential to program basic functionality) once it's cooked. moving items out of \windows\ and into its own folder is benficial, I see differences in loading times. I will keep at it and report. I just wish the registry entries would work..